Construction works under Sturgeon Lake island erosion project have been completed for this season and will resume with the placement of fine material and tree planting in 2022, informs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District. This project involves protecting and restoring floodplain fores
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday shared some pictures of the ongoing construction of the Spanish Pass project near Venice, Plaquemines Parish. The Spanish Pass Marsh Creation scheme is a component of an overall large-scale restoration strategy for the Barataria
J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. is continuing work on the Spirit Lake Sediment Remediation Project in Duluth, Minnesota. This work is being conducted as part of the Great Lakes Legacy Act project agreement between EPA and U.S. Steel. The site is located within the St. Louis River Area of Concern and is s
The Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been busy lately working on a massive dredging project in the Cagayan River. According to DENR Secretary, Roy A. Cimatu, the government is hoping to complete the dredging of a “mega” island sandbar along the Cagayan River by
South Australia’s Department for Environment and Water is undertaking sand movement works to replenish the beach at Glenelg North. According to the officials, the sand is being collected from the area just south of the West Beach harbour and moved along the beach to the foreshore south of Burns Stre
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has announced an upcoming temporary work area closure in the vicinity of Agassiz Road and Park Drive as work activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massa
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control yesterday released new update on the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp maintenance dredging project. Periodic closures of the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing ro
Mid West Ports Authority, Western Australia, has just announced that the trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Modi R is back in Geraldton to complete the 2021 maintenance dredging project. The 2021 program involves removing naturally accumulated sediments from within the inner harbour of Geraldton
AGM Marine Contractors of New Bedford, MA, have started works on the phase two of the Wellfleet Harbor maintenance dredging project. For this stage of works, the contractors will remove over 115,000 cubic yards of material from areas surrounding the Town Pier in Wellfleet Harbor. Last year, the Army
Wahkiakum County officials have just announced that the Ferry Oscar B will be shutting down for dredging of the Westport Oregon ferry ramp and channel beginning Tuesday, November 2nd thru Wednesday, December 8th. The Wahkiakum Ferry Channel is authorized to 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide, from the fe
Curtin Maritime of Long Beach, California, recently completed a $7.9 million maintenance dredging project in Redwood City Harbor. The Corps is responsible for dredging the Port of Redwood City’s shipping lanes, and in September Curtin Maritime completed, ahead of schedule, maintenance dredging of th
Earlier this summer, Manson was selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the primary contractor for the Galveston Harbor and Channel, HSC, Galveston Entrance and Bolivar to Redfish Hopper Dredging project which included the nourishment of Babe’s Beach in Galveston, Texas. A popular beachfront
Ahtna Marine & Construction Company, LLC, of Pompano Beach, Florida, is about to begin dredging silt from the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) in St. Johns County. According to the Corps, the contractor will start dredging sections of the IWW within the Palm Valley North Reach in October 2021 with the co
Weeks Marine, Inc. has begun works on a $15.7 million Ocean City beach renourishment project. The scheme is part of the Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project, which is a cost-shared effort between the U.S. Army, the Maryland, Worcester County and the Town of Ocean City. The sand ne
