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
Van Oord has started work on the Maasvlakte 2 coastal reinforcement project. This work is part of a larger initiative led by Rijkswaterstaat to safeguard the Dutch coastline. “By depositing sand on the shore and on the seabed just offshore (foreshore nourishment), the coast is maintained in a way 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 Brabantse Delta water board has commissioned Paans Van Oord, a subsidiary of Van Oord, to restore the bank along the Kerkvaart River in Waspik. The bank along the Kerkvaart river, a tributary of the Oude Maasje river, is in need of major maintenance. To protect the hinterland from flooding, the
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
The California Ocean Protection Council has awarded a $2.9 million grant to San Mateo County Harbor District for a restoration project at Surfers Beach. The grant was unanimously approved at the OPC meeting on September 10, 2024. The Harbor Commission now has to decide how to allocate these funds, w
The dunes along the Montrose Golf Links are a natural coastal flood barrier to the town. In recent years, however, the dunes have eroded significantly. The rate of future erosion is now predicted to be higher than previously anticipated. With a predicted rise in sea levels and increasingly intensive
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is located along Delaware Bay, an area threatened by sea-level rise. Due to sea-level rise and other environmental factors, this tidal marsh is sinking, losing critical habitat for American black ducks, rails, terns, and fish species like striped bass and whi
The Lydd Ranges Sea Defenses scheme has been completed successfully, said Van Oord. Commissioned by the Environment Agency, Van Oord partnered with subsidiary Mackley to execute this coastal project. The work consisted of: The coastal defense project at Lydd forms part of a much larger coastal defen
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for design work on the Coastal Texas Project’s Coastwide Ecosystem Restoration measures and the Coastal Storm Risk Management measure on South Padre Island. “A
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has announced the completion of beach fill operations for the St. Johns County (FL) Shore Protection Project in St. Augustine Beach. The dredging contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock will now complete beach tilling and demobilization from th
The Rossall Coastal Defense Project, the largest of its kind in the last decade in the north of England, commenced in April 2023 and is currently in its second phase. “The initial phase allowed the beach to remain open, emphasizing the importance of minimal disruption to the public, and the primary
More than $1 million in coastal protection grants will be made available to councils and community groups committed to restoring and preserving vulnerable sections of the South Australia’s coastline. Applications are open for the Coast Protection Board’s two annual grant programs, the 2024-25 Coast
St. Bernard Parish Government has announced the receipt of a first-of-its-kind grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program totaling $14.8 million for construction of Phase III of the Lake Lery Marsh Creation and Rim Restoration Project near
