A 500mm high shingle bank is being built by Moray Council in a bid to reduce flood erosions in Kingston. The ridge with naturally sloping sides will run from the west side of Lein Car Park to the east end of the green space, tying back into the main shingle ridge at the lagoon, said […]
The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is making great progress with Mounts Bay Beach Nourishment Project. “We’re halfway through our beach nourishment works at Mounts Bay, and things are progressing well,” the Authority said in the update. Approximately 20,000 cubic meters of sand has alrea
The the Town of East Hampton said that the 480-foot-long dredge Ellis Island is in the area and the beach nourishment portion of the Fire Island To Montauk Point project (FIMP) is officially underway. The FIMP is designed to manage the risk of coastal storm damage along Long Island’s Atlantic Coast
The Town of Emerald Isle, NC, has just released a video update on the Bogue Inlet dredging and beach nourishment project. The project, which kicked off on January 1, 2024, is being coordinated by the Army Corp of Engineers and Carteret County. Currently, the Army Corps contractor is dredging approxi
Dredging operations and sand replenishment project at Solana Beach is now underway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles District said. The project, which mitigates coastal storm damage and sand erosion, includes construction of a 150-foot-wide beach fill along a 7,200-foot-long stretch of
Friends of the Everglades has joined the Surfrider Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity and the Sea Turtle Conservancy in signing onto the following letter in opposition to to the Extension of the Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program. According to the Friends, the program in ques
The Town of Topsail Beach, NC, has just announced that great progress is being made on the town’s 2023 Beach, Inlet, Sound Maintenance Project. Norfolk Dredging began placing sand on the beach in November and besides a few pauses due to weather, the project has been operating continuously since then
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently began work on the Sea Girt (NJ) beach replenishment project. The project, which kicked off in early January, will provide much needed sand and storm protection to the south end of town. The contractor, Weeks Marine has so far filled the beaches of Trenton an
Important shingle replenishment work started on the beach between Shoreham and Lancing earlier this month. According to the Environment Agency, this work will help give better protection to local communities from coastal flooding this winter. Recent storms eroded away some of the shingle beach in La
In response to the escalating impacts of coastal erosion at Mounts Bay, Victoria, a significant beach nourishment project is set to begin, aiming to bolster the resilience of the dunes in the area. For approximately 3 weeks, the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority will be delivering sand from
The Outer Banks are a string of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina. Commonly referred to as “OBX” by locals and tourists, these islands are one of the most popular tourist destinations on the East Coast, boasting more than 5 million visitors each year, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Manson Construction crews have began beach nourishment operations in the City of Solana Beach, CA. This long-awaited beach replenishment project kicked off last week and includes dredging and pumping around 700,000 cubic yards of sand on to the beach. The work will create approximately 25-acres of n
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor is about to begin dredging for Brevard County (FL) beach renourishment project. According to the Corps, the Brevard Co beachfill project will begin on or about Jan. 24; the sand placement along the shoreline will begin on or about Jan. 29. The project inc
Rijkswaterstaat recently successfully completed another beach replenishment project – the Scheveningen beachfill campaign. During the works, a total of 700,000 m3 of sand was dredged and spread over the beach, between the harbor head and the beach north of the Pier. The project, completed late last
