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Sanibel beach renourishment continues
The Sanibel renourishment project is set continue this week, as crews are about to close the parking lot to Lighthouse Beach. The City of Sanibel released a statement on Saturday announcing the identified areas near the Sanibel Lighthouse that will receive additional sand in response to erosion from
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Contract signed for Annotto Bay coastal protection project in Jamaica
Local and state officials in Jamaica have signed a $197 million contract for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project in St. Mary. The contract was signed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund Managing Director, Omar Sweeney; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labor and Social
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St. Augustine Beach shoreline protection project
Last month, the Army Corps‘ Jacksonville District paused the start of St. Augustine Beach shore protection renourishment project by three to four weeks to allow for the mobilization of additional equipment. According to the Corps, this rescheduling of the sand placement will maximize the effectivene
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$38M Ponte Vedra beachfill project underway (VIDEO)
St. Johns County (FL) has officially marked the start of the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project with a sandbreaking ceremony at Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park. Attending the ceremony were Florida Sen. Travis Hutson, Florida House Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, St. Johns County District 4
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Van Oord wraps up large-scale beach restoration project in Valencia
Van Oord has completed the largest beach restoration in Spain’s history, restoring the beaches south of the city of Valencia to their original size. The beaches have been slowly eroding since 1965. The Spanish government contracted the joint venture of Van Oord subsidiary Dravo S.A. and Rover Mariti
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Sand renourishment continues on Hollywood Beach
Segment III of the Broward County Shore Protection Project is set to continue through April, City of Hollywood said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded the Segment III Beach Renourishment construction contract to Continental Heavy Civil Corporation. The project area is along the shorel
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New projects on the way in Erie Harbor, PA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is about to kick off several construction projects in Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania. The Corps contractor, Chicago-based Architectural Consulting Group, will begin construction on Erie Harbor’s north pier in mid-April, repairing approximately 1,800 feet
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2024 Jupiter Inlet dredging underway
Ahtna Marine & Construction Company has begun work on the 2024 Jupiter Inlet sand trap dredging & bypassing project. According to the Jupiter Inlet District, the project consists of dredging approximately 139,000 cy of sand by hydraulic cutter suction dredge from the sand trap inside Jupiter Inlet,
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Beach nourishment at Wave Break Island about to begin
Nourishment works at the northern beach on Wave Break Island will start from April 15 until the end of May, said Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA). Under the program, clean sand extracted from the dredging of the North and South Channels will be used to replenish the northern beach of Wave Break
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AMCC ends Mason’s Inlet dredging and beachfill project
Ahtna Marine & Construction Company (AMCC) has announced the successful completion of the Mason’s Inlet dredging and beach renourishment project for New Hanover County in North Carolina. Tasked by New Hanover County, AMCC undertook the vital maintenance dredging of Mason’s Inlet, situated between Sh
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GLDD kicking off Sea Isle dredging/beachfill campaign
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has commenced work on the Sea Isle (NJ) dredging and beach nourishment project. The hopper dredge “Liberty Island” arrived in the City of Sea Isle earlier this week to begin the beach filling operations. Over the next two months, the dredge will place a million cubic yards
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Packery Channel restoration work completed
After two years of work, Callan Marine has successfully completed the Packery Channel Restoration, Dredging and Beach Nourishment Project. Packery Channel is a tidal channel connecting Corpus Christi Bay to the Gulf of Mexico that supports recreational boat traffic. The restoration project included
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Vilano Beach renourishment done
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District team conducting the re-nourishment of Vilano Beach, St. Johns Co., has completed placement of some 1.1 million cubic yards of sand along the three-mile reach of critically eroded shoreline. Sand was dredged from an offshore, Bureau of Ocean Ene
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GLDD wraps up coastal project ahead of schedule
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has completed placing 500,000 cubic yards of sand along 4,100 feet of coastline in Downtown Montauk, NY. With favorable weather conditions allowing for completion ahead of schedule, the $11.7 million project also refurbished dunes eroded by a seri