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Maroochydore beach replenishment project starting soon
Sunshine Coast Council will begin beach replenishment campaign in Maroochydore from June 2025. This work is usually done every two years, but due to the current condition of the beach, the Council has decided to bring it forward and start earlier than planned. “While this campaign won’t restore sand
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RE:BEACH – Big milestone for coastal resilience in San Diego County
SANDAG – San Diego Association of Governments has officially selected RE:BEACH, the City of Oceanside’s community-driven shoreline project, as the regional sand retention pilot (RSBP III). This will provide further support for the implementation, monitoring, and analysis for the RE:BEACH pilot progr
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Dredger Idun R completes beach nourishment project in Spain
Rohde Nielsen has successfully completed an ambitious beach nourishment project at Islantilla La Antilla Beach in Spain. During the works, shallow draught hopper dredger Idun R regenerated 4,500 meters of coastline with 520,000m³ of sand and built a 175-meter breakwater using 10,000 tons of rock. Th
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Buckingham announces GLO’s CEPRA project for Jamaica Beach
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has just announced the Jamaica Beach Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) project on Galveston Island. Through this CEPRA project, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) will regrade the beach with 61,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand over 3,300
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USACE proceeding with the Camp Ellis Shoreline Mitigation Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District recently proceeded with the designs for Phase I of the Camp Ellis Beach Shoreline Damage Mitigation Project. Phase I of the recommended plan includes the construction of a 750-foot-long stone spur jetty and once constructed, will be followed by
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Ponce Inlet beach restoration set for next week
To support the next phase of Volusia County’s beach restoration project in Ponce Inlet – conducted in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Inland Navigation District – the Oceanview Avenue Beach Approach will temporarily close, County of Volusia said. Starting next week,
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Work resumes on Fernandina Beach nourishment project
The dredge has returned to Fernandina Beach and the nourishment project is underway again at Main Beach. Last week, the Contractor experienced some mechanical problems with the dredge, causing several days of delays. With the return of the cutterhead-suction-pipeline dredge Savannah, the crews are o
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Porpoise Point shoreline stabilization project
St. Johns County, Florida, recently held a public meeting to discuss the Porpoise Point Shoreline Stabilization Project. The project is currently in the design and permitting phase and seeks to develop a solution to prevent future erosion of the Porpoise Point shoreline to protect upland property an
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VolkerStevin bags £7.3M coastal defence project in Pevensey Bay
VolkerStevin recently won a £7.3 million contract from the Environment Agency (EA) to carry out important coastal defence work between Pevensey and Eastbourne. The project, Pevensey to Eastbourne interim beach management program, is part of the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework.
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USACE provides update to Myrtle Beach renourishment timeline
The upcoming beach renourishment project along the Grand Strand is scheduled to begin late fall 2025, with completion anticipated by mid-summer 2026. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, beach renourishment will begin in North Myrtle Beach in December 2025, followed by the City of Myrtle Beach
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ASBPA announces 2025 Best Restored Beaches
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) has presented the annual awards of the nation’s Best Restored Beaches. The award-winning projects this year are the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass Project, Cape Canaveral, FL; Encinitas and Solana Beach Storm Damage Reduction Project, Encin
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BREAKING NEWS: Van Oord continues vital beach nourishment works in Lincolnshire
Van Oord has signed a new, 3-year contract with the UK Environment Agency to continue beach nourishment works along the Lincolnshire coastline. During the course of the contract, 3 annual campaigns of beach nourishment will be undertaken between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. “As a result of this aw
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Time for the next Surfers Paradise beachfill campaign
The recent Tropical Cyclone Alfred event caused severe beach erosion and significant loss of sand in the northern beach areas of the Gold Coast. This event has highlighted the ongoing vulnerability of key sections of the coastline, foreshore areas and the importance of maintaining a sufficient sand
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Marinex awarded Hilton Head dredging/beachfill contract
The Town of Hilton Head Island (SC) has just announced that Marinex Construction Company is the selected contractor for its upcoming beach renourishment project. The 2025 beach renourishment is expected to be similar to the previous projects in 1990, 1997, 2006 and 2016. The work includes placement