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Asian Development Bank VIDEO: Spotlight on coastal protection in Binh Thuan
Protecting Viet Nam’s long coastline against erosion is a major challenge in an era of accelerating climate change, sea level rise, and extreme weather events. A project being prepared by the Government of Binh Thuan Province, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Invest International aims to protec
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Folly Beach project progressing as planned
The Folly Beach (SC) Renourishment is making great progress and everything is still on track to be done by the start of peak hurricane season, the Army Corps said in a statement. The contractor is dredging sand from the Folly River, sending it down long pipes along the beach where bulldozers come in
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Bonita Beach nourishment project on the way
Earlier this month, Lee County (FL) approved an amendment to an agreement with the City of Bonita Springs to expand the scope of Bonita Beach nourishment efforts south to the County line. The expanded scope is necessary due to damage caused by Hurricane Ian in September 2022 when all of Bonita Beach
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Texel Southwest beachfill completed
Rijkswaterstaat has successfully completed beach nourishment works at the south-west side of the Texel coastline. The Texel Southwest beach nourishment campaign took place from March to May 2024. This included dredging and pumping around 810,000m3 of sand onto the beach, between the beach posts 9 an
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Work kicks off on the Flagler County beach nourishment project
Yesterday, Flagler County (FL) marked the official groundbreaking of the Coastal Storm Risk Management Beach Nourishment project. The beach nourishment project groundbreaking marks a significant milestone in collective efforts to protect and enhance Flagler’s coastline. For over a decade, layers of
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Chesapeake Beach renourishment set for late June
The Seaward Marine Corp. (SMC) has initiated mobilization efforts to begin the Chesapeake Beach Renourishment project. SMC is currently mobilizing personnel and equipment to the site. The contractor is also conducting existing condition beach profile surveys along the project area. According to Virg
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ASBPA annual awards presented for best restored beaches
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association has released the annual awards of the nation’s Best Restored Beaches. The award winning projects this year are the Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization in Zion, Illinois, and the North Cove Coastal Systems Restoration in North Cove,
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Spotlight on Town Neck Beach nourishment
New England District Commander Col. Justin Pabis met with Senator Edward Markey, Sandwich’s Town Manager Bud Dunham, members of the Town Select Board, and homeowners last week to talk about the anticipated and necessary nourishment of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, MA. The project consists of a hydrau
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Oceanside Harbor dredge complete
The Oceanside Harbor dredge and sand placement is complete for this cycle, the city announced in the release. Manson Construction dredged 266,000 cubic yards of material from the Harbor inlet and placed on Oceanside beaches. Over 150,000 cubic yards of sand was placed south of the Pier this year, re
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Governor Murphy tours North Wildwood beach nourishment
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy visited North Wildwood last week to get an update on its emergency beach fill project. During the visit, Murphy, North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello and Senator Michael Testa in North Wildwood toured this very important New Jersey Department of Transportation beach
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Mickler’s Landing closure to accelerate Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration
Mickler’s Landing is temporarily closing again this week in an effort to accelerate the Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project, St. Johns County said. Parking and beach access will close at Mickler’s Landing from this Thursday through Friday, June 21, and then again from Monday, June 24 through Frida
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North Wildwood emergency beach nourishment begins
A dredging vessel has arrived at Hereford Inlet, and the dredging work for the North Wildwood emergency beach nourishment is expected to get underway soon. The project will be conducted by H&L Contracting and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD), the contractor and sub-contractor. According to the cit
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Woodgate Beach sand nourishment project in full swing
Bundaberg Regional Council, QLD, has commenced much needed sand nourishment works at Woodgate Beach. According to Bundaberg Mayor, Helen Blackburn, the project comes as a part of a Shoreline Erosion Management Plan (SEMP) which aims to protect the foreshore land vulnerable to erosion. The sand nouri
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Pass-a-Grille beach renourishment about to begin
Pinellas County, Florida, is planning a full nourishment of Pass-a-Grille beach that would be performed in two phases. During the first phase, between 10,000 and 15,000 cubic yards of sand from the Grand Canal dredging project will be placed between 1st Avenue – 9th Avenue. For Phase 2, the County i