Havant Borough Council has approved plans to bid for Government funding to support four major projects aimed at reducing the risk of coastal flooding and erosion and habitat creation. According to the Council, these initiatives will focus on safeguarding properties and critical infrastructure while
Flood prevention and dredging operations at Las Pintas dam in Mexico, conducted with a Watermaster amphibious machine, are currently underway. According to Gobierno de Tlaquepaque municipality, water hyacinth clearing and dredging began earlier this week with municipal, state and federal authorities
The Environment Agency said that the third year of construction on the Stallingborough flood defense scheme has been completed, resulting in 2300 properties being better protected. The project, which began construction in 2023, is set to safeguard homes, nationally important infrastructure, and vita
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, said that they continue to make progress with constructing Reach A for the Morganza to the Gulf (MTG) Project. According to USACE, this is a very important hurricane and storm-risk reduction system, built approximately 60 miles southwest of New
Laguna Governor, Sol Aragones, and San Miguel Corporation (SMC) President, Ramon Ang, formally signed a memorandum of agreement today to launch a collaborative flood control and dredging initiative across Laguna. In a news release, Provincial Information Officer, Danilo Lucas, said that the dredging
The Netherlands has been tackling the challenges of water for centuries. This is especially true for areas along the North Sea coast, which Boskalis reinforces year-round through various replenishment projects, but the challenge is no different in the inland river regions. “Heavy rainfall can overwh
Governor Wes Moore and the Board of Public Works this week advanced $18.2 million in funding for the Extended North Tunnel flood mitigation project in Howard County and nearly $5 million for water infrastructure projects in Calvert, Cecil, Talbot, and Kent counties. The projects will create hundreds
Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council has secured a second round of Central Government funding to support critical flood protection projects across the region. According to the Council, this co-investment was allocated through the Before the Deluge program, a collaborative initiative by regional
Last week, Laguna Governor Sol Aragones called for a long-term, province-wide master plan for drainage and flood control systems, citing the escalating threats from stronger typhoons, the Philippine News Agency said. Provincial Information Officer Danilo Lucas said that during a meeting at the gover
DEME has signed a contract for reinforcement of the Lekdijk in the Netherlands. For this project, DEME is working together with Heijmans and GMB in the Lekensemble consortium to reinforce the dike between Wijk bij Duurstede and Amerongen (WAM). Commissioned by Hoogheemraadschap De Stichtse Rijnlande
The municipal government of La Trinidad, Benguet, has formally asked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to intervene in the town’s worsening flooding problem, which local officials attribute to “problematic flood control” infrastructure. “We hope that the President can help us with an immediate solut
The Waveney, Lower Yare & Lothingland Internal Drainage Board has awarded a £47 million contract to Balfour Beatty for new flood and coastal defences near Benacre, south of Kessingland in Suffolk. The project will see Balfour Beatty replace the existing Benacre Pumping Station, which was originally
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has prepositioned its heavy equipment to hasten the dredging and desilting of creeks in Ilocos Norte in anticipation of heavy rains. This was after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Ilocos Norte approved Provincial Resolution No. 2025-05-
The completion of five Wairarapa flood protection projects has been marked by a visit of the Regional Development Minister, Shane Jones, to a Greater Wellington project site near Greytown. The five flood protection projects are among 16 in the regional council’s Flood Resilience Program, and 42 nati
