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Successful completion of Texas’s largest beach nourishment project
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham yesterday celebrated the completion of the largest beach nourishment project in Texas – the McFaddin Beach Nourishment and Dune Restoration Project Phase II, which encompasses 14.5 miles of restored dunes and beaches. Situated on the Texas Chenier Plain in Jef
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Work progresses on the Sebastian Inlet dredging and beachfill project
The Sebastian Inlet District (FL) has released the latest update about the ongoing dredging and beach nourishment project. According to the District, ATL Diversified (ATL) has completed about 20 percent of the Upland Truck Hauling and Beach Placement phase of the project (based on volume). During th
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Manson wrapping up Navarre Beach restoration project
During the past week, crews on the Navarre Beach Restoration Project continued filling within the fourth and final segment of the project. According to the Santa Rosa County (FL), the hopper dredge Glenn Edwards made significant progress despite last week’s snowstorm. The contractor will likely comp
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Jack Evans Boat Harbor scheme includes dredging
Tweed Shire Council has secured funding to fix erosion issues at the southern end of Jack Evans Boat Harbor. The revetment wall is in poor condition, and the rising maintenance costs are becoming unsustainable, according to the council. “This project will focus on reducing these ongoing costs while
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Protecting the Outer Banks VIDEO
Dare County (NC) has released an in-depth and informative video titled, “The Fight to Protect the Outer Banks,” highlighting the serious erosion issues facing the Village of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island, where rapid erosion and significant shoreline loss has led to multiple oceanfront homes collapsin
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Fire Island Inlet dredging and beachfill project in full swing
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently commenced essential maintenance dredging for the Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet New York Beach Erosion Control and Navigation Project. This critical work, awarded to Norfolk Dredging Company for nearly $37 million, b
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Long Beach Island project moving as planned
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) recently completed major portion of the Long Beach Island storm damage reduction project. According to the Army Corps’ public affairs officer Steve Rochette, earlier this month GLDD finished beach replenishment works in Beach Haven, North Beach Haven and Holgate. Sin
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Million dollar boost to protect South Australia coastline
South Australian councils and community groups will share in more than $1.2 million in state government funding to enable vital projects to protect the beautiful coastline. A new seawall at Encounter Bay/Yilki, a replaced bridge on the Streaky Bay Massa boardwalk and sand replenishment at Venus Bay
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Essential sand nourishment at Dunk Island Spit about to begin
Essential sand nourishment works will be carried out at Dunk Island Spit over the coming weeks, Cassowary Coast Regional Council said. Sand nourishment is a vital measure in conserving the Dunk Island Spit foreshore to combat erosion on either side of the jetty. Works will include movement of heavy
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Sagaponack and Bridgehampton beachfill project underway
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has assigned the hopper dredge Texas for the 2025 Sagaponack and Bridgehampton Beach renourishment project. The renourishment is part of an ongoing long-term coastal management plan to replenish sand lost due to erosion and hurricanes, increase storm protection for
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Dredge Charleston kicks off Banks Channel dredging project
Norfolk Dredging Company’s cutterhead dredge Charleston has arrived in Topsail Inlet to kick off the Banks Channel Shallow Draft Navigation Project. This vital work will improve navigation for boaters and support the coastal waterways, while also providing much-needed beach nourishment to the Surf C
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Sand renourishment for Jimmys Beach set for February
MidCoast Council said that they will begin sand renourishment of Jimmys Beach in February 2025 to reduce the risks associated with coastal erosion in the area. According to Council’s Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Services, Robert Scott, the sand buffer which provides temporary protectio
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St. Joseph Peninsula beach nourishment project set for 2025
The long-awaited St. Joseph Peninsula Coastal Structures Project in Gulf County, Florida, has been temporarily rescheduled and is now expected to start construction sometime in 2025. After two rounds of bidding, in August and again in October of 2024, one bid was received each time and both bids rec
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Bass River dredging operations underway
The Barnstable County dredge team has started dredging and beach nourishment operations south of the Bass River Bridge. According to the Yarmouth Division of Natural Resources, dredging and beach nourishment of the Bass River / West Dennis Beach commenced yesterday, January 16, 2025. Routine mainten