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Wrightsville Beach renourishment work begins this week
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District has announced the start date for the Wrightsville Beach coastal storm risk management (CSRM) renourishment project. “Starting this week, expect to see commercial vessels and marine equipment in Banks Channel, towards the south end of the beach, a
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Dredge Illinois pumping sand in Ocean City, NJ
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company has towed the Dredge Illinois into place off Corson’s Inlet to start pumping sand for the south-end beach replenishment project. Overall, the contractor will pump 257,000 cubic yards of sand onto Ocean City beaches between 45th Street and 59th Street over the next
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Dredging and beachfill underway in Cape May, NJ
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill. has begun dredging and beachfill operations near U.S. Coast Guard Boot Camp in Cape May, N.J. The project includes dredging over 500,000 cubic yards of sand from a borrow area approximately 2.6 miles south of the Cape May Inlet jetties. The sand i
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Stockton Beach gets new sand
NSW Government has just delivered phase one of the Stockton Beach nourishment project with approximately 130,000 cubic meters of sand placed onto the beach. “Stockton Beach just got a fresh delivery of sand – enough to fill 52 Olympic-size swimming pools,” the government said in the update. “This is
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Next phase of dredging and beachfill in Monmouth County
The next phase of beach replenishment and dredging work in Monmouth County is set to begin this week, according to Congressman Frank Pallone from New Jersey. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will begin the second phase of the dredging project this week along the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rive
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Sand replenishment for Newport Beach about to begin
A critical and long-awaited project to replenish beach sand along 12 miles of Orange County coastline – including Newport Beach’s – will begin on Monday, November 27. The project is being led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, whose contractors are now preparing for the work to begin. Crews will
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Dredging moves forward at Cape Cod Canal
Weeks Marine began dredging the Cape Cod Canal to remove sand shoals from the Canal navigation channel recently. The dredged material is being 100 percent beneficially reused and placed on Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, MA, to mitigate shoreline erosion. The contractor has placed approximately 85,000
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Manson placing pipeline for the San Clemente beachfill project
Manson Construction is kicking off work on the San Clemente Shoreline Sand Replenishment Project with the placement of a pipeline near the San Clemente Pier. According to the city, the Army Corps contractor will begin the process of restoring the San Clemente’s beach by pumping sand south and north
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USACE continues sand placement at Hallandale Beach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has just released the latest update on the Broward County Beach Nourishment Project. The Corps team continues sand placement at Hallandale Beach with intermittent interruptions due to adverse weather conditions. Also, the team has already plac
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Topsail Beach 2023-2024 dredging and beachfill project
The Town of Topsail Beach (NC) has announced that the 2023-2024 Channel Dredging and Beach Nourishment project is set to begin this week. According to the town, this is set to be a full scale beach nourishment project with dredging through New Topsail Inlet, Banks Connector Channel, the Cut Through
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Developing one of the largest coastal flood risk schemes in the UK
The Environment Agency in partnership with Eastbourne Borough Council are developing a new, +£100 million large coastal flood and erosion risk management project for Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne. This will be one of the largest coastal flood risk projects in the UK. The Environment Agency is aiming fo
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USACE resumes shore renourishment in Broward County
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has resumed sand placement for the Broward County shore renourishment at Hallandale Beach. The project was paused from June through October for turtle nesting. Construction resumed in early November at the Hallandale Beach site and will continu
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Perdido Key sediment placement project starting soon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is about to begin maintenance dredging of the Lower Pensacola Federal Navigation channel in Pensacola, Florida. In preparation for mobilization, heavy equipment, and materials can already be seen on and near Perdido Key. A cutter dredge and hydraulic pipeline
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GLDD making progress on the Gulf Shores beachfill project
The City of Gulf Shores (AL) new update shows that remarkable progress has been made on the town’s beach restoration project. “In just over a week since dredging commenced, an impressive 237,178 cubic yards of sand have been meticulously restored to our beautiful beaches,” the City said in the updat