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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
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Construction on Vermilion Harbor’s west pier continues
Construction on the Vermilion Harbor’s west pier continues as the crest is now complete from the beach to the navigation light, at the end of the pier. The project, undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, and its contractor, Norwalk, Ohio-based Mark Schaffer Excavating-Truc
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Largest dune restoration project for Coastcare Waikato
Coastcare Waikato – a partnership between local communities, iwi, district councils and Waikato Regional Council to protect and restore the region’s coastlines – this year undertook its largest dune restoration project along 700 meters of Whangamatā shoreline that was badly eroded by Cyclone Gabriel
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Ovenden wraps up another Hayling Beach management campaign
The contractor, Ovenden Earthmoving has successfully completed the Hayling Island beach management campaign. Approximately 14,000m3 of shingle has been extracted from open beaches between the Coastguard revetment and Inn on the Beach alongside the importation of around 2,500m3 of shingle. This mater
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Buguey Seawall project completed
The Cagayan First District Engineering Office, Philippines, recently completed the construction of a seawall project in the coastal town of Buguey, Cagayan. This significant infrastructure development will increase coastal coastal protection and promote the well-being of the residents in the town. A
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Major milestone for the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project
Hall Contracting crew working in Tuvalu has just wrapped up coastal protection works on the Funafuti atoll. The team has successfully constructed a new 78,000m2 bunded foreshore reclamation area as well as a new boat harbour and breakwater. According to the company, the crew will now relocate to Nan
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Strengthening coastal resilience in Tulagi
The construction of a new sea wall on Tulagi Island has expanded coastal protection against erosion, benefiting residents of the surrounding Diocese of the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Central Province of Solomon Islands, said United Nations Development Programme. Tulagi Island is proving to
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PHOTO of the Gulf Shores beachfill project
The Gulf Shores Beach Restoration project in Alabama is moving along nicely with over 32,000 cubic yards of sand already delivered to the beaches. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company commenced offshore dredging operations on October 30 to bring sand to the East Beach Gulf Shores segment of the proje
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Van Oord wraps up the Zeeland beach nourishment campaign
Van Oord has successfully carried out beach nourishment works along the coast of the Dutch province of Zeeland. As a result, the coastline has been stabilised and coastal towns and infrastructure are well protected for the coming years. The work was carried out by Van Oord’s three new hopper dredger
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Shingle recycling on Seaford beach
The Environment Agency has just started shingle recycling work on Seaford beach to keep the flood defence maintained for the winter storms. The twice-yearly maintenance work on Seaford beach maintains protection for the town from coastal flooding. The beach provides a soft-engineered flood defence t
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CPRA’s Rockefeller shoreline stabilization project wins award
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority recently won the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Bronze Award for the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Gulf Shoreline Stabilization Project from the American Society of Civil Engineers, one of the most prestigious awards in civil engineerin
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Gulf Shores beach restoration: Two dredgers for maximum efficiency
The long-anticipated beach restoration project is now officially underway, the City of Gulf Shores said. This vital initiative is geared towards mending the damage the city, Gulf State Park, and the City of Orange Beach sustained during Hurricane Nate and Hurricane Sally. “The project is expected to
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Final version of the Summer Haven River Study coming soon
Coastal engineering firm INTERA-GEC is compiling all comments and relevant questions received for the Summer Haven River Study which will be incorporated into the final version. The company has been tasked by St. Johns County, Florida, to develop a list of environmentally and financially sustainable
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Matthews confirms protection works and funding for Murrough
Green Party Deputy Steven Matthews has confirmed protection works and Irish Rail funding for the Murrough in Wicklow Town following disasterous damages in the aftermath of Storm Babet. “The Murrough coastal walk in Wicklow suffered further serious erosion and loss of the coastal path over the weeken