Beach Nourishment
Beach Nourishment
GLDD wins $52M Fire Island dredging contract
The USACE New York District has awarded a $52 million construction contract for emergency repairs to a damaged federal coastal storm risk management project on Fire Island in Suffolk County. The contract was awarded to the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Houston, Texas. According to USACE, th
Beach Nourishment
DNREC, USACE ink agreement for Bayshore Beaches
The USACE Philadelphia District has signed a design agreement with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for the Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) for the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Sea Project, also known as the “Delaware Bayshore BUDM Project.
Beach Nourishment
Middle Park Beach renourishment project
The City of Port Phillip, Victoria, has contracted AW Maritime (AWM) to provide design and planning consultancy services for the renourishment of Middle Park Beach. Middle Park Beach, located in Bunurong Sea Country, is a major recreational and foreshore asset cherished by residents and the wider me
Beach Nourishment
St. Johns County updates on beach restoration projects (VIDEO)
St. Johns County Coastal Management recently shared how it manages more than 32 miles of eroded shoreline. Most funding for St. Johns County coastal projects is provided by federal and state grants and tax dollars paid by tourists. The County recently announced it will receive $4.75 million from the
Beach Nourishment
Manson bags Navarre Beach restoration contract
Manson Construction recently won a $11.5 million contract for the Navarre Beach Restoration Project. For the project the contractor is planning to use trailing suction hopper dredge “Glenn Edwards”. Over 500,000 cy of sand will be dredged and placed on to the beach to replace sand lost due to Hurric
Beach Nourishment
Grand Isle Beach getting new sand
Dredge General MacArthur is making great progress at the Grand Isle Dune and Beach Restoration Project. Sand is currently being dredged and placed along the existing beach to restore and repair the area previously damaged by Hurricane Ida. This collaborative effort between Louisiana Coastal Protecti
Beach Nourishment
Another successful project for LNG hopper dredger Vox Alexia
Van Oord has successfully completed the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Beach Management Scheme on behalf of the Environment Agency. This year, LNG trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Alexia played a key role in the project. She dredged around 400,000m3 of sand to renourish the beaches at Mablethorpe,
Beach Nourishment
Dredging trial to recycle sand at West Beach
Works to replenish West Beach with more sand will continue from Monday (July 29) in line with the recommendations of the independent Adelaide Beach Management Review. The beach will be boosted with 200,000 cubic meters of sand over the next 12 months following the review’s findings, which were annou
Beach Nourishment
Mexico Beach shoreline protection project
Bay County (FL) and the City of Mexico Beach are working on a project that will restore three-mile stretch of shoreline from the Mexico Beach Canal at the western end to the Gulf County line at the eastern end. According to the officials, the full-scale beach nourishment of the Mexico Beach shorelin
Beach Nourishment
Dredge working in the Lower Maroochy River
Sunshine Coast Council (QLD) is undertaking a project to boost sand on Maroochydore beach before summer. The Council will use dredged sand from the Maroochy River to widen and restore the beach to provide protection from future storms. The sand renourishment project has been protecting the Maroochyd
Beach Nourishment
Ahtna kicks off Estero Island beachfill project
The Estero Island Beach Nourishment and Hurricane Recovery project is now underway, according to the Town of Fort Myers Beach (FL). The project will dredge approximately 950,000 cubic yards of sand from a nearshore borrow area in the Gulf of Mexico onto Fort Myers Beach. Ahtna Marine Construction Co
Beach Nourishment
Duval beaches: USACE to stop renourishment operations on Independence Day
A beach renourishment project that is underway in Atlantic Beach will take a slight pause for the Independence holiday, said USACE. This very important coastal protection program is part of a $32 million federally funded beach renourishment project to build up and strengthen beaches in Duval County.
Beach Nourishment
North Wildwood emergency beach renourishment wraps up
North Wildwood’s emergency beach renourishment dredging project is now complete. Just in time for the 4th of July weekend crews are now demobilizing equipment after spending the last month pumping sand onto the rapidly eroding beach. North Wildwood has been hit hard by bad storms. The coastal erosio
Beach Nourishment
Successful completion of the Ponte Vedra beachfill project
Weeks Marine has completed the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project two months ahead of schedule. The project was originally anticipated to be completed by mid-August. The contractor worked with two dredges for a limited time, greatly expediting the overall project schedule so that it