Beach Nourishment
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Beachfill operations move ahead in Lewes, Delaware
The Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has just released these amazing photos from the beachfill operations in Lewes, Delaware. Work is designed to reduce to risk of storm damages to infrastructure. According to USACE, the project should be completed sometime in January 2023. The c
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Contract awarded for Folly Beach renourishment project
Waterfront Property Services, doing business as Gator Dredging, has won a $17.98 million USACE contract for the placement of dredged material on beaches in South Carolina. The project consists of placing approximately 1,280,000 cubic yards of dredged material on Folly Beach, and 40,000 cubic yards o
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Additional funding to advance Surf City beach nourishment
The Town of Surf City, North Carolina, has received news from the US Army Corps of Engineers that funds have been released to advance the beach nourishment project. According to the Corps, additional appropriations from the Disaster Relief Act (DRA) to complete the General Reevaluation Report (GRR)
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San Clemente beach nourishment underway
The Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said that the San Clemente beach nourishment project is officially starting. USACE began a 50-foot-wide beach nourishment project along a stretch of shoreline last week in San Clemente, California. Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of En
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Solana Beach replenishment project starting soon
In cooperation with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Solana Beach (CA) is about to begin work on the Solana Beach Shoreline Project. In the next couple of days, the contractor – Manson Construction will begin the process of adding 700,000 cubic yards of sand to the beach beginning just so
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Funding secured for the Bolivar Peninsula Beach and Dune Restoration project
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. has announced the approval of Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for the Bolivar Peninsula Beach and Dune Restoration project. “I am honored to be able to bring this much-needed funding to Galveston County for this beneficial project
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Sanibel Beach renourishment project kicking off today
The City of Sanibel, Florida, is about to begin work on the 2023-2024 Beach Renourishment Project. Starting today, crews will be working from the Donax Road Beach Access west to Gulfside City Park (Reach 4) and from Tradewinds Drive Access west to Bowman’s Beach (Reach 1). Hurricane Ian’s landfall o
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Meeting on Stockton beach erosion set for today
The Stockton Beach Taskforce will meet today to outline the NSW Government’s five step plan to deliver the $21 million commitment to fix erosion at Stockton beach. According to Tim Crakanthorp MP – State Member for Newcastle, these five steps include: The NSW Government has already taken the first s
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Whyalla sand replenishment program underway
The annual Whyalla Foreshore Sand Replenishment Program is underway, aiming to help protect beach-side assets. This project – which began this on Monday – involves harvesting sand deposited adjacent to the breakwater of the marina at the Whyalla Foreshore and depositing it along certain sections of
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Weeks Marine wrapping up work in Sandwich, MA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Weeks Marine are wrapping up dredging of the Cape Cod Canal and nourishment of Town Neck Beach. Weeks Marine commenced maintenance dredging the Cape Cod Canal and sand pumping operations in Sandwich in mid-October. During the works, crews dredged and placed place
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Funding confirmed for Sidmouth coastal defence
The Sidmouth and East Beach coastal defence scheme has been fully approved by the Environment Agency, with £16million of funding from the UK Government, East Devon District Council said. The £20million project will protect 113 residential and 70 commercial properties from the risks of sea flooding a
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Beach nourishment moves ahead at Surfside-Sunset Beach
The USACE Los Angeles District has begun Stage 13 of a periodic beach nourishment project at Surfside-Sunset Beach. The construction contract was awarded to Manson Construction in October, and work began in late November. The cost of the project is $23.13 million. For Stage 13, about 1.1 million cub
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Year round coastal protection
Over the years, Boskalis has been involved in maintaining and reinforcing much of the Dutch coast with a significant number of trailing suction hopper dredgers. The North Sea beaches of the Netherlands are maintained with some 12 million cubic meters of sand every year. Other countries bordering the
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Mounts Bay and Marengo beach nourishment works
This week, Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, Victoria, will kick off beach nourishment works across the Mounts Bay and Marengo foreshore. The Coastal Reserves team is undertaking these beach nourishment works from mid to late December to increase the dune’s resilience to coastal erosion. T