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Ribbon Cutting for the Deep Dredge
Last Friday, September 18th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers together with the local, state and PortMiami officials, celebrated completion of the Miami Harbor deepening and widening project. The PortMiami’s Deep Dredge is the largest dredging project conducted in the region in the past decade, and
Input Invited for Flood Resiliency Project
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 24, to receive community input on the scope and priorities of a $230 million flooding resiliency project for Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City. “The Christie Administration is committed to using a com
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Boskalis to Work on Markermeer Dikes Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has emerged as the best bidder for the tender to reinforce over 33 kilometers of dikes around the Markermeer lake between the towns of Hoorn and Durgerdam, the Netherlands. New Excavators for DEME Early in […]
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion – September 2015
The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program, will soon become a reality. With the project 93% completed, the Panama Canal Expansion has reached its final stretch. The massive Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic alo
Berwick Bay Dredging Kicks Off
The dredging program located in the vicinity of Berwick Bay, 20 Grand Point, officially started yesterday, the U.S. Coastal Guard informs. The dredger Leonard J., owned by Manson Construction Co., will work in multiple locations including Tidewater Point, Berwick Bay, Morgan City and Wax Lake Outlet
Westchester Dredging to Finish Ahead of Schedule
The second stage of dredging operations near the Westchester shoreline will be completed this week, finishing ahead of schedule, the New York State Thruway Authority informs. The work is being done in preparation for the removal of the existing bridge and to complete the landing of the new southern
Conestogo River Dredging Set to Begin
The Grand River Conservation Authority’s rehabilitation project of the 500 meter section dyke and channel on the Conestogo River in Drayton is set to begin the week of September 21, 2015. The work must be carried out during a period of low flow in the river, which may affect the timing and total dur
VIDEO: Climb Aboard Dredge Alaska
As part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), dredging for the outer harbor began September 10th onboard the cutter head dredge Alaska. The vessel is situated approximately four miles offshore from Tybee Island in the entrance channel to Savannah harbor. Alaska’s three-section crew will w
PortMiami Celebrates Deep Dredge Completion
The grand celebration for the completion of PortMiami’s -50/-52 ft. Deep Dredge project and On-dock Intermodal Rail will take place later today, September 18th at 2 p.m. local time at PortMiami, Cruise Terminal E. With the completion of more than $1 billion of capital infrastructure projects, PortMi
Corps Repairing Union Slough Levee
Repairs to the Union Slough Levee started in earnest yesterday as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials commenced construction on a 100-foot-long damaged segment on the southwest corner of Smith Island, just south of Everett’s Water Pollution Control Facility. Located on the Snohomish River’s r
Shoreline Protection Gig for Southern Contracting
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has awarded a contract in the amount of $3.2 million to Southern Contracting LLC for bank stabilization in Jefferson County, Texas. Work will include installation of a new sheet pile retaining wall with anchor sheet pile wall, tie-rods, and walls
PRPA Hosts Briefing on Southport Project
In anticipation of the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on September 23, Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) Chairman Jerry Sweeney and officials of PRPA held an informational briefing on its Southport Project at a meeting space on the Delaware River waterfront yesterday. In the