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USACE hosts workshop on Draft 2026 Integrated Delivery Schedule
The USACE Jacksonville District said that the Draft 2026 Integrated Delivery Schedule public engagement workshop will take place on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 9 a.m. at the South Florida Water Management District Auditorium in West Palm Beach, FL. According to USACE, the purpose of this workshop is
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Coastal rehabilitation works begin at Newell Beach
Douglas Shire Council said that they will begin interim coastal rehabilitation works at the southern end of Newell Beach in late January to help stabilize the shoreline following erosion caused by Tropical Cyclone Jasper. According to their latest announcement, sand scraping will take place as an in
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More money for South Australia’s coastal protection projects
Six South Australian coastal councils and three community groups will share in more than $1.2 million to help protect and manage the state’s coastline, the Government of South Australia said. The latest round of the Coast Protection Board’s two grant programs has been delivered, enabling recipients
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Van Oord wraps up Noord-Beveland project on Bio-LNG fuel
Van Oord has completed coastline maintenance in the Dutch Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, as commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat. In total, 1 million cubic meters of sand was deposited on and right in front of the Banjaard beach using the LNG-fueled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Apolonia. “A speci
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Bournemouth coastal works progress
BCP Council has just released the latest update on the Bournemouth Beach Timber Groyne renewal project, saying that two new timber groynes at East Cliff are now complete, and the beach is officially re-opened. The groyne replacement program forms part of the Poole Bay Beach Management Scheme, design
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Merkley, Wyden: $2.2M in federal support for coastal erosion work
Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said last week that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is awarding $2,210,835 to the MidCoast Watersheds Council to restore 125 acres of tidal wetlands and 6.2 miles of stream channels across Oregon’s Siletz and Yaquina estuaries in Lincoln Co
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York County Maine Government: Coastal restoration project cleared to proceed
A project to restore beaches in Saco, Wells and Old Orchard Beach left raw and bare of protective barriers after devastating back-to-back storms in January 2024 has received the final green light and is poised to commence early in the new year. York County officials and the three municipalities had
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HDR selected to engineer Beaches and Dunes element for Ike Dike project
HDR has been selected by the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) to provide engineering services for the Beaches and Dunes element of the Galveston Bay Barrier System, also known locally as the “Ike Dike”. The project will deliver approximately 45 miles of nature-based coastal defense structure, d
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Sand renourishment underway in Portarlington
A coastal protection project in Portarlington is moving forward, Bellarine Bayside said. “We’re carrying out sand renourishment and beach profiling on the Portarlington main beach over the coming weeks,” Bellarine said in its latest project update. The main goals of this projects are: Heavy machiner
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Exmouth Beach Management Plan gets OK
East Devon District Council said that the updated Exmouth Beach Management Plan has now been adopted, setting a long-term strategy to manage coastal flood and erosion risks along the seafront over the next 100 years. The plan identifies three flexible long-term options, with public consultation show
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Work to improve Worthing coastal defenses begins
Work to improve Worthing’s coastal defenses to protect homes and businesses along the seafront and in the town center is underway. Worthing Borough Council said: “The team from our contractor began setting up a compound on the beach so they can start work on the phased multimillion-pound scheme to r
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BREAKING NEWS: CPRA cuts ribbon on Louisiana’s largest-ever marsh creation project
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today, celebrating the completion of the Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project in St. Bernard Parish. Construction on the project near Shell Beach began in 2021 and utilized 15 million cubic yards of dred
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Three bids received for the Nags Head beach nourishment
The Town of Nags Head (NC) is preparing for its next beach nourishment project, which may begin as early as the summer of 2026. According to the Town, the project area extends from Bonnett Street at 2919 South Virginia Dare Trail south to the town limits adjacent to Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Coastal protection works at Inverloch Surf Beach start next week
Bass Coast Shire Council will kick off important coastal protection works in Inverloch next Monday, November 24. Funded by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), the $700,000 project will be delivered by Landshape Earthmoving & Excavations following a competitive tender pr