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Arkansas River Dredging Operations Underway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, has just reported that dredging operations on the Arkansas River are in full swing now. The road to recovery on the Arkansas River from this spring’s historic flooding is a long one. According to the Corps, the motor vessels Dan Reeves and Shor
Kososing Nabs Cleveland Breakwater Contract
Kososing Construction of Cheboygan, Michigan, has won a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District’s $5.9 million contract to repair a damaged portion of the Cleveland Harbor West Breakwater in Cleveland, Ohio. According to USACE, the contractor is anticipated to begin work during fall 2019, whic
Real-Time Mercury Environmental Remediation by Eddy Pump
Eddy Pump Corporation, a California based dredge equipment and pump manufacturer, has just released this very interesting video about a real-time mercury separation and environmental dredge cleanup in Sacramento, California. According to Eddy Pump, this advanced dredge project used a live positionin
Tanner Park Dredging Proposed
The Suffolk County Department of Public Works has requested Department of the Army authorization to conduct dredging, with ten-year maintenance with placement of all resultant dredged material at Tanner Park, New York. The project is located at Ketchams Creek, a tributary of Great South Bay in the T
Funding Boost for the New Soo Lock in Michigan
Lake Carriers’ Association reported yesterday (September 17) that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $75.3 million in Fiscal Year 2020 funding for the new Soo Lock project. This matches the amount approved by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year and also matches the amou
Dredging Program Underway on Peach Bottom Marina
The Peach Bottom Marina, located on Fulton Township’s Peters Creek in Pennsylvania, closed September 3 for dredging and other improvements. According to Deena O’Brien, a spokesperson for Exelon Energy, the work will include dredging about 9,000 cubic yards of sediment from Peters Creek. Removing tha
$24 Million for New Bedford Inner Harbor Dredging
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito joined New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell at the City Whaling Museum yesterday to announce the administration’s commitment of $24 million in funding to dredge New Bedford-Fairhaven Harbor. According to their official statement, th
Kalama Annual Maintenance Dredging Kicks Off
The Port of Kalama in Washington officially started its annual maintenance dredging program at the TEMCO grain elevator berth on September 1. The Port board of commissioners awarded the ongoing 2019 maintenance dredging contract to Ross Island Sand and Gravel for $687,225.00, including tax. Accordin
Additional $35.3 Million for the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has awarded JAXPORT an additional $35.3 million in funding for the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project. The funding will be used toward exercising the second phase of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contract B, which will deepen the project’s next 2.5
CSD General Eisenhower Busy in Port of Galveston
Callan Marine has just announced that they will work from mid-September through October to pump and pipe silt to the Port of Galveston’s 240-acre dredge spoil area on Pelican Island. “Annual dredging is part of the ongoing maintenance we do to keep the port competitive,” the Port of Galveston said i
Spotlight on Improving Infrastructure in Oregon Communities
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has secured key provisions that will help create jobs and improve infrastructure in Oregon communities in the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy and Water appropriations bill, which was voted out of committee late last week. “One of the most gratifying parts
Dissen and Juhn to Dredge Tongers Basin in Maryland
The Talbot County Department of Public Works has announced that dredging of the Tilghman Island’s popular Tongers Basin will begin this week. Partially funded by a grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Waterways Improvement Program, the dredging project could take up to six weeks