Annual works to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities, undertaken by the Environment Agency, are now underway. Over the next 6 to 7 weeks, around 400,000 cubic metres of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point, reducing the risk of floodin
McLaughlin & Harvey, working on behalf of DP World, recently began work on the construction of a fourth container berth at DP World London Gateway Port. This investment of £350m at the London Gateway logistics hub will boost the local economy, bolster supply chain resilience and increase capacity to
MidCoast Council is about to undertake a sand renourishment program onto Jimmys Beach in the following days to protect the area from coastal erosion. “Sand renourishment is undertaken each autumn to provide a buffer to protect assets such as the road,” said Council’s Director of Engineering and Infr
Preconstruction engineering and design work is underway for the Upper Barataria Basin Risk Reduction project, with support from the USACE St. Paul District. In this video, Col. Cullen Jones, commander, New Orleans District, joined Col. Eric Swenson, commander, St. Paul District, as they discuss the
Construction work is about to begin on the $4 million Kirk Point boat ramp upgrade, Better Boating Victoria (BBV) said. The ramp will be out of action from Monday, 15 May. Crews will initially set up the site before beginning work on adding a second ramp lane, a jetty and a breakwater. “It’s expecte
Col. Julie Balten, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commander, joined U.S. Rep. Mike Levin and San Clemente Mayor Chris Duncan to sign a ceremonial project partnership agreement May 4 to reduce erosion and protect coastal infrastructure from storm-induced waves along the San Clemen
In just a year-and-a-half since the contract was signed, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company has completed R. Kinolhas Harbor Development Project. MTCC and the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (MNPHI) signed the MVR 46.55 million (around $3 million) contract for the R
The City of New Smyrna Beach will receive $1 million in state funding to help clean up canals surrounding Pine Island and Aqua Golf, two centrally located mainland communities that saw some homes flooded during Hurricane Ian last September. First dug in the 1950s, the canals have experienced conside
The United States Ambassador to Argentina, Marc Stanley, toured Jan De Nul’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Alfonso de Albuquerque recently. Karl Dhaene, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Argentina, also attended the visit. This massive dredger is currently operating on the Parana Rive
USACE has set a sediment management sustainability goal to beneficially place 70 percent of dredged sediment to support navigation, flood risk management and environmental missions. Despite this goal, only a tiny fraction of dredged sediment is placed in the coastal nearshore or beach zone, said the
Dredging work is officially underway on the Milwaukee River in the Third Ward. After years of planning, permitting and outreach, We Energies, along with their contractors GEI Consultants and J. F. Brennan, will now remove the contaminated sediment in portions of the Milwaukee River near the Third Wa
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) continues work on the Cox’s Bazar Airport Runway Expansion project, an ambitious scheme that will transform the city into a New Aviation Hub. Cox’s Bazar Airport started its journey as a domestic airport in 1956. Due to the damage of the airpo
The Queen Pool dredging project at Blenheim Palace is now back in full swing after the winter pause. “We first began dredging Queen Pool this time last year with the amazing Land & Water team. By the time the project is finished, enough silt will have been removed to fill Wembley Stadium to the top,
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a long-awaited proposed cleanup plan for the East Waterway in Seattle. It runs along the east side of Harbor Island, at the mouth of the Lower Duwamish River, which empties into Elliot Bay and Puget Sound. A 60-day public comment period on the plan be
