The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St Paul District, is conducting dredging operations at their Above Brownsville Placement site, also known as “Crater Island,” within Pool Eight of the Mississippi River, near Brownsville, Minnesota. The contractor, Legacy Corporation from East Moline,...
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Detroit Engineer District set to begin dredging operations in Saugatuck
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, will begin dredging 68,000 cubic yards of sediment from Saugatuck Harbor, Mich., next week to ensure safe navigation between Lake Michigan and the Kalamazoo River.
The King Company, Holland, Mich., has been awarded $341,000 to complete under a $1.4 million contract that will see it first complete dredging in Muskegon.
The channel entrance will be dredged to 16 feet below low water datum. Sand will be placed along the shore for about a mile from...
Port of New York and New Jersey to undergo upgrades under new investment package
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently confirmed a multifaceted package of significant investments in partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to boost navigational safety and efficiency at the Port of New York and New Jersey. The new investments between the Port...
Emergency sand placement set for Long Island, New York
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) New York District has received funding for planning and design for emergency sand placement on Long Island’s Fire Island 50 miles (80 kilometres) east of New York City following a series of powerful winter storms that severely eroded the corps’ coastal...
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway dredging to proceed under US$6.9 million contract
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Jacksonville District has awarded a US$6.9 million contract to Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, Florida. The contract calls for the dredging of approximately 550,000 cubic yards (421,000 cubic […]
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Nearly US$600 million earmarked for southern Louisiana marine works
US Congressman from Louisiana Garret Graves has confirmed that a number of key projects entailing dredging, flood protection, and infrastructure works will receive funding totalling nearly US$600 million. The work plan is the regular release of how the US Army Corps of Engineers will be funding its...
Port of Los Angeles to receive US$58 million funding for harbour maintenance
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has confirmed that the Port of Los Angeles will receive an estimated US$58 million in federal funding this year for maintaining its harbour channels and repairing its wharves. The Port of Los Angeles estimates the total need for navigation maintenance and...
Los Angeles port receives record US$58 million for harbor maintenance
The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced the Port of Los Angeles will receive an estimated million in federal funding this year for maintaining its harbor channels and repairing its wharves.
The Port of Los Angeles estimates the total need for navigation maintenance and repair projects at US$6.7 billion. In addition to dredging, pending projects include seismic safety upgrades, wharf and fender repairs, pile replacements, sediment removal and remediation, and improvements to slips and...
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Florida’s Flagler County to benefit from US$27 million coastal protection works
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Jacksonville District has awarded a US$27 million contract to Weeks Marine (WMI) of Cranford, New Jersey, for initial construction of the Flagler County, Florida, Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project. The USACE will provide 65 per cent of the total...
Mississippi River dredging to proceed under US$32 million contract
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) St Paul District has awarded a US$31.7 million contract to LS Marine of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, to conduct mechanical dredging operations in support of channel maintenance within the Mississippi River. This work will facilitate long-term channel...