The Palm Beach Town Council has awarded a $16.5 million contract to Great Lake Dredge & Dock for the Phipps Ocean Park Beach Nourishment Project. At the October 8th meeting, the Council also approved a contingency in the amount of $1.65 million establishing a total project budget of $18,133,500. The
The Town of Oak Island (NC) is gearing up for some crucial beach nourishment efforts that will take place during the 2024-25 Winter Season. According to the town, the lease for available sand from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is required to proceed with the project, is expecte
The final deliveries of sand related to the North Beach replenishment project are now complete, according to the City of San Clemente (CA). A total of 37,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand have been sourced from the Santa Ana River and delivered to North Beach. The emergency sand placement will e
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock has begun landing pipes for the Town Neck (MA) beach area nourishment project. In partnership with the Town of Sandwich and the Army Corps, GLDD will work to mitigate shore damage attributed to the east jetties of the Cape Cod Canal with a one-time placement of 320,300 cu
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock recently won a $40.6 million Army Corps contract for the sixth iteration of the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass project. USACE will provide 100% of the total funding to dredge and bypass approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of sand from the shoreline immediately north of Port
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has awarded a $41.2 million contract to Weeks Marine for the Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point (FIMP) Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The contract will focus on the Westhampton and Cupsogue sections of Fire Island, located on the bay side o
Next week, new sand will be delivered to Newell Beach as part of emergency beach nourishment works. “Starting Monday, September 30, the transfer of 2000m³ of sand will take place over four days, with trucks operating between 7am and 5pm. During this period, Cyril Close beach access will be closed to
A sand dredging trial will begin next week as part of the state government’s commitment to combat erosion on Adelaide’s coastline and maintain a healthy beach system. The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has approved the dredging operations, which the state government announced in May in respo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District has awarded a $38.2 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock for the Absecon Island beach nourishment work. According to the Army Corps, work will be performed in Atlantic County, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of March 31,
Delaware Senator Tom Carper has secured $10 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the beach replenishment project north of the Indian River Inlet Bridge, which has seen two dune breaches this year and cut off access to the bridge. “Maintenance of the north and south s
Pass-a-Grille beach nourishment has been mostly completed south of Paradise Grille and is now moving to the north end of the beach. According to Pinellas County (FL), the jetty pier and access points at 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue will remain closed for the duration of the project. Since last week, th
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on September 24, to review information on the Surf City beach nourishment project. The meeting will focus on the recently published draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Surf City Coastal Storm Ri
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Commander, Col. Brandon Bowman, met with Palm Beach County and Town of Palm Beach representatives at the Palm Beach Inlet Sand Transfer Plant recently. The Sand Transfer Plant moves frequently accumulating sand from the Town of Palm Beach Shores
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) is about to begin periodic nourishment of the Long Beach Island, according to the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District. Work on the beaches is expected to begin in late September in Beach Haven before heading south toward the Holgate section of Long Beach Township. The
