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Sanibel and Captiva Islands Beach Monitoring Completed
The second annual physical monitoring of the 2013‐14 Sanibel and Captiva Islands Beach Renourishment Project began on June 20 and lasted the entire week. The purpose of the monitoring is to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the project. Required by the Florida Department of Environmental
Unalaska Plans to Dredge Entrance Channel
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Unalaska City Council approved an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the entrance channel of Unalaska Bay, KUCB Unalaska Community Broadcasting reports. The project will begin with a study to determine the feasibility of dredging. It will take
USACE Awards Gordon Pass Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a maintenance dredging contract June 24 for the Naples to Big Marco, Gordon Pass located in Collier County. The federal channel is about 4.5 miles long and has an authorized depth of 12 feet. The Corps’ Jacksonville District awarded the contract to Southwind
GLDD Wins Duval County Shore Protection Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, awarded a $13.5 million Duval County Shore Protection construction contract on June 28 to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC of Oak Brook, Illinois. The construction will place 650,000 cubic yards of sand on about seven miles of eroded bea
Goodloe Marine Wins GIWW Dredging Contract
Goodloe Marine Inc. of Wimauma, Florida, has won a $6.2 million contract for pipeline dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), Texas, Channel to Victoria. The contractor is required to remove 1.3 million cubic yards of material located along the lower and middle reached of the GIWW, Channe
USACE to Release GRR on the Next Phase of FIMP
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR) on the next phase of the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project will be released in mid-July. The announcement was made yesterday by Congressman Lee Zeldin, member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,
Watch LIVE: Launching Ceremony of New Dredger Twin Lakes
The launching ceremony of a new dredging vessel, named Twin Lakes, will take place in the Santa Cruz Harbor later today, according to Lisa Ekers, the Port District Director. The new 200-ton dredger, built by DSC Dredge LLC from Reserve, Louisiana, will replace the Seabright, which conducted its last
Dredging Completed at Union Bay Boat Ramp
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that the parking lot and ramp at the Union Bay boating access site at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park will reopen Friday, July 1. The access site and lot had been closed since October for boating access replacement work. Among the
Longboat Key Beach Nourishment Temporarily Suspended
The Town of Longboat Key has just released the latest update from the 2016 Beach Nourishment Project. The beachfill scheme, which continues to progress ahead of schedule, will be temporarily suspended during Independence Day weekend, July 1-4. Work in Segment 4, between the access point at Gulfshore
Port of Garibaldi Seeks Dredging Permit
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has received an application for a Department of the Army permit for a dredging project in Garibaldi, Oregon. According to applicant, the Port of Garibaldi, the main aim of the project is to maintain operational depth in the port. The proposed proj
American Construction Wins Grays Harbor Deal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, has awarded a contract for the Grays Harbor channel deepening project to American Construction Company. The Grays Harbor navigation project is a large coastal inlet on the central coast of Washington. Twin jetties (17,200 feet and 13,734 feet) secu
EU Helps Sea and River Defense Projects in Guyana
Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, yesterday received a final copy of the Coastal Engineering Design Manual for the Guyana Sea and River Defenses from European Union (EU) Ambassador, Jernej Videtič. The handing over ceremony comes almost seven months after the Ministry and the EU pa