Beach Nourishment
Beach Nourishment
Time for the next Lincolnshire beach nourishment campaign
Van Oord crews have returned to Lincolnshire for another round of beach replenishment works. Over the next 4 to 5 weeks, around 200,000 to 500,000 cubic meters of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point. This will reduce the risk of flooding for 20,000 homes and busin
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Fernandina Beach renourishment faces short delay
The start of construction of the second periodic renourishment of Fernandina Beach is expected to be delayed for one to two days, due to present and projected rough seas interfering with the safe installation of the dredge pipe, offshore. “When working on projects of this magnitude, safety always co
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Dredger Strandway restores beach near the Hovertravel terminal
After a week of pumping operations, the hopper dredger Strandway has successfully restored beach levels near the Hovertravel terminal in Portsmouth, England. According to the Southsea Coastal Scheme, the beach recharge between the new rock at the Naval War Memorial and the Hovertravel terminal has n
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Cape to Cape resilience project – Inverloch on-ground works
DEECA – Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria) has published their latest update about the Cape to Cape Resilience Project. The Cape to Cape Resilience Plan has identified dune reconstruction and beach nourishment as the first action in the adaptation pathway to maintain the
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Norfolk Dredging wins Carolina Beach and Kure Beach CSRM contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has awarded a $23.5 million contract to Norfolk Dredging for dredging and beach nourishment works in North Carolina. Overall, the Carolina Beach and Kure Beach work will include dredging, transporting, placing, planting and shaping beach fill and
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Mid West Ports to commence sand bypass campaign in Geraldton
Mid West Ports Authority today issued an important notice regarding the Northern Beaches Stabilization Program. In the notice, the authority said that the start of Sand Bypass Campaign in Geraldton, with sand stockpiling at Pages Beach is set for tomorrow, Friday, 9 May. “Main works and trucking wil
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Jamaica Beach nourishment project to start this week
The City of Jamaica Beach, Texas, has just announced that the Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA), also known as the Beach Nourishment Project, has been postponed due to inclement weather. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, 2025, the Jamaica Beach Nourishment Project will now kick
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Volusia County dredging/beachfill project kicks off
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District recently kicked off maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channels and intracoastal waterways in Volusia County. Since mid-April, USACE crews are actively dredging the shoaling within the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) and Ponce de Leon I
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Work on second periodic renourishment of Fernandina Beach starts soon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is set to begin work on the second periodic renourishment of Fernandina Beach a week from today, with initial construction is projected to start on 2nd St, next Monday, May 12th. Construction will likely occur 24/7 until complete, which may in
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Dredger Strandway pumping beach material near the Hovertravel terminal
As part of the coastal defence works on Frontage 3 (Southsea Common), crews have started importing beach material. The Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Strandway arrived on May 1st and will work in the vicinity of Hovertravel terminal for around eight days. This type of dredger is most commonly used
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Harvey Cedars beachfill work underway
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) is currently conducting dredging and beachfill operations in Harvey Cedars, N.J. According to USACE, this work is designed to maintain the dune and berm system, which serves to reduce the risk of coastal storm damages. The sand is being pumped onto the beach
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Canaveral Sand Bypass project extended to May 15
Following a two-week permit extension authorized by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) after coordination with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), the ongoing multi-million-dollar Canaveral Sand Bypass/beach renourishment
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Hard slog to restore Gold Coast beaches continues
Beach restoration and protection works are continuing in Surfers Paradise with installing geoboxes into the dunes near View Avenue, the City of Gold Coast said. Work has begun to install the large sand-filled textile boxes which will help shield the foreshore from future high tide and damaging swell
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Dredging and beach nourishment at the Golden Beach
Sunshine Coast Council is about to begin dredging and beach nourishment works at the Golden Beach. According to Cr Terry Landsberg, nourishment works are set to begin tomorrow, Wednesday, 30th April, and will continue until mid-June at the following locations: “Please note, there may be some disrupt