Coastal Protection
Coastal Protection
CPRA gets two largest grants ever awarded by RESTORE Council
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is the recipient of the two largest grants ever awarded by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council). This distinction comes following the announcement of the receipt of a $130 million grant to partially fund the
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Additional sand to preserve Adelaide beaches
Adelaide beaches will be replenished with additional sand this autumn as part of the ongoing beach management program to combat erosion and provide sandy beaches for community enjoyment. Starting from Monday 18 March, 50,000 cubic meters of quarry sand will be delivered to West Beach, via the Adelai
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Van Oord completes offshore works at Millport
A significant milestone has been reached for the Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme, Van Oord said. In less than 5 months, Van Oord has successfully positioned more than 140,000 tonnes of rock to create breakwaters and revetments to critically reduce coastal floodings due to storms. North Ayrs
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Jones Bros delivers Penrhyn Bay coastal defence scheme
After one year of works, Jones Bros Civil Engineering has completed the construction of a £7.5 million Penrhyn Bay coastal defence scheme in North Wales. Following consultation in 2021 and planning permission granted in 2022, work on this scheme started in late January 2023. The project included usa
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South Mission Beach nourishment starting next week
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council (QLD) will soon be undertaking beach nourishment works at South Mission Beach. Starting next week, the nourishment works will consist of relocating sand dredged from Tully River to a 700m section of beach at Kennedy Esplanade, between Jackey Jackey Street and Owe
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Cumbrae flood protection schemes in full swing
Work at three multi-million pound flood protection schemes in North Ayrshire is on track as part of preparations to lessen the impact of climate change. Construction works on the £48 million Millport Flood Protection Scheme, on the Isle of Cumbrae, started last spring and work is progressing well to
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Work progressing well on the Central Rhyl coastal scheme
D Morgan and Balfour Beatty are making good progress working on the Central Rhyl Coastal Defense Scheme. According to the contractors, the work on the project well underway with over 22,000 tones of rock placed and 1,500m3 of structural concrete poured so far. The purpose of the scheme is to improve
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Fort Myers beach replenishment project underway
The Town of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, yesterday commenced work on the Estero Island Beach Sand Truck Haul project. The project will place 112,000 tons of beach compatible sand from Stewart Mine in Immokalee onto Fort Myers Beach to replace sand eroded away by Hurricane Ian. The work area on the bea
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Tchefuncte coastal projects coming this year
St. Tammany Parish President Michael Cooper recently spoke to the Maritime Museum of Louisiana on the coastal restoration and protection projects around the historic Tchefuncte Lighthouse and Madisonville area. Among the projects mentioned is the $1.6 million Tchefuncte Habitat Restoration & Shoreli
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Big coastal restoration projects on the way in Louisiana
The Louisiana Wildlife Federation haws just announced that the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is accepting feedback on the Draft Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Plan, a 3-year outlook of projected revenues and expenditures, project activities, and implementation schedules. The $1.68 bil
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USACE awards contract for Kenai coastal erosion project
Western Marine Construction of Seattle, Washington, has won the U.S. Army Corps construction contract for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. According to the Alaska District, the contractor will construct a protective rock berm approximately 5,000 feet in length along the north bank of the Kena
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Portion of Higbee Beach WMA closes for restoration work
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is closing a portion of Cape May County’s Higbee Beach Wildlife Protection Area in advance of a $37.5 million restoration project that will start later this month. The Higbee Beach WMA Restoration Project will result in over 400 hundred a
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Cardin, Van Hollen: $1.6M to strengthen flood protections in Cambridge
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) last week announced $1.6 million to bolster flooding mitigation efforts in the City of Cambridge in Dorchester County. The federal funds will support the design and permitting of a flood barrier along the shoreline of the Choptank River with
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Official inauguration of the Poruma seawall project
The Poruma Seawall Project is part of the $40 million Torres Strait Seawalls Program (TSSP) Stage 2: a program of coastal protection works on five targeted islands in the Torres Strait: Boigu, Poruma, Warraber, Iama and Masig. Mitigation works on these islands are necessary to protect critical infra