The Government of South Australia is set to conduct nearshore dredging at North Haven and Taperoo and upscale mass replenishment programs at West Beach and Henley Beach South as recommended by the independent Adelaide Beach Management Review. The independent review, released today, recommends a two
Van Oord recently kicked off work on a £7 million beach renourishment project in Lincolnshire, UK. Over the next few weeks, around 400,000 cubic meters of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. The work began in early May and will help reduce the risk of flooding fo
The city of North Wildwood released new details yesterday about when an emergency project will begin to replenish its beaches. The city said that the emergency beach nourishment dredging project is expected to begin in the next 7 to 10 days and be completed by the July 4 holiday. Project preparation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has decided to adjust the Duval County beach renourishment timeline. According to the Corps, the contractor – Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. will place sand on the beach southward of the pipeline in the vicinity of 10th Ave. to approximately 19t
The Town of North Topsail Beach, NC, has announced that the Phase 5 of the beach nourishment project is complete. According to the Town, the work was completed on May 15th and equipment was demobilized from the beach on May 16th and May 17th. The project in total included placing approximately 636,0
The Indiana shoreline near Mount Baldy dune is receiving sand again this year to help counteract shoreline erosion. The design and construction supervision are managed by the Army Corps, Chicago District and has been done for seven of the last ten years. The project is dependent on the availability
Senator Tom Carper joined Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, Slaughter Beach Mayor Bob Woods, Delaware Bay Beach Association President Kathy Lock, and state and local officials yesterday to announce $31.9 million in federal funding to help protect and res
The Lee Board of County Commissioners last week voted to approve an interlocal agreement with the Town of Fort Myers Beach for restoration and nourishment of approximately 5.2 miles of beach on Estero Island. The goal of the project in southwest Florida is to address chronic and acute erosion, provi
Representatives from the USACE Los Angeles District teamed up with local, state and federal partners to announce the completion of the Encinitas and Solana Beaches nourishment projects in a joint press conference May 13. The beach nourishment project began early this year in Solana Beach and then ph
The City of Gold Coast has appointed a contractor to operate and maintain the Surfers Paradise Sand Backpass from 2024 to 2027. Setup works are underway from May. The 2024 sand pumping campaign is expected to run from mid-June until early September. The Surfers Paradise Sand Backpass System is a san
The USACE Storm Damage Reduction Project in Encinitas recently reached an important milestone – completion of the northern portion of the beach berm construction. According to the City of Encinitas (CA), Stonesteps Beach access stairway has been opened to the public as well as the northern portion o
Weeks Marine, Inc., of Cranford, New Jersey, has won a $27 million USACE contract for initial construction of the Flagler County (FL) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project. According to the Corps, USACE will provide 65 percent of the total project costs and Flagler County, Florida, the projec
Manson Construction and the Army Corps’ Los Angeles District are making steady progress on the San Clemente Shoreline Project (Sand Replenishment). After almost 10 days of work, the crews have placed around 30,000 cubic yards of sand south of the San Clemente Pier. During the current phase of the pr
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has marked the official beginning of the Duval County Shore Protection Project. USACE crews started at 10th Avenue South in Jacksonville Beach and will work their way south to the Duval-St. Johns County line. After that is complete, they will c
