Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan, has announced the approval of Tipperary County Council’s application for funding under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the works, the Office of Publi
Navigating the Channel Islands Harbor will continue to be safe and downcoast beaches will receive an influx of much-needed sand thanks to a dredging project that will soon be underway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is on schedule to start dredging the Channel Islands Harbor in the following days.
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, has awarded the Navigation Channel Maintenance 2022 dredging project to Vancouver based HME Construction, Inc. The $5.3 million project will see HME dredging approximately 225,000 cy from the Snake River in various locations near the ports of Cla
HME Construction, Inc. of Vancouver, WA, has won the Oregon Slough clamshell maintenance dredging project for 2022 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District. HME will be returning the slough to a project depth of -20′ CRD for the first time since 1963. This work is slated to begin as so
The USACE will host a press conference on October 6 to celebrate the commencement of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay ecosystem restoration project, following a $43.1 million contract award to Coastal Design & Construction from Gloucester, Virginia. The Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration project,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, has awarded the second contract for the major coastal-storm risk management project known as the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project. According to the Corps, the $24.5 million contract was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Compa
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just released the latest update on its F. Magoodhoo airport development program. This very important land reclamation and shore protection project is currently underway, with Bund Wall construction currently ongoing at the site. Scope of works in
Crosby Dredging LLC, from Galliano, Louisiana, has won a $17,901,800 firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project in Louisiana. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Berwick, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2023. Th
Local Fine Gael Councillor Sharon Tolan has announced that Meath County Council is to receive €147,000 from the Shared Island Local Authority Development Fund. The purpose of the scheme is to support the progression of new joint investment projects by cross-border Local Authority partnerships that c
Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail has awarded Jacobs the commission for detailed design and planning services, including environmental assessments and statutory submissions for the East Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects (ECRIPP) program. ECRIPP is required to defend long sections of the es
Civil engineering firm Graham, which has considerable experience already working on the Teesworks site, recently began dredging work in the River Tees on behalf of the South Tees Development Corporation (STDC). This represents the first dredging ever undertaken by STDC or a partner organisation in t
The USACE New Orleans District will construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. “Once the river volume begins to fall in low water season, we regularly monitor the progression of the saltwa
J.E. McAmis has won a $57.9M contract through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District to perform repairs on the Tillamook South Jetty in Oregon. Proposed repairs to the south jetty include rebuilding the jetty head with an approximate 100-foot cap and approximately 1,350 feet of the jetty
During an historic event earlier this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the eight Great Lakes states signed a watershed study cost share agreement, initiating the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study aimed at protecting the immense economic, environmental and social value of the Great Lakes
