CEG - Tue September 24, 2024
Delaware Receives $10M in Federal Funds to Repair Dune Breaches On Indian River Inlet
Delaware Gov. John Carney announced Sept. 12 that after a pair of breaches this year, as well as several near-breaches of coastal dunes just north of the Indian River Inlet Bridge, two state agencies will be assigned the task of protecting the beach and Delaware Highway 1 before the upcoming winter storm season....
Outdoor Alabama - Thu January 25, 2024
Two Beach Renourishment Projects Working to Restore Alabama's Gulf Coast
For those folks planning trips to Alabama's beautiful Gulf Coast for spring break or summer vacation this year, expect to see beach renourishment projects at the East End of Dauphin Island in Mobile County and in Baldwin County from west of Little Lagoon Pass all the way east to the Florida-Alabama state line....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue January 16, 2024
Union Beach, N.J., Getting Help From USACE to Protect Against Sandy-Like Super Storms
The autumn of 2012 saw Superstorm Sandy devastate the East Coast of the United States with the hardest hit areas being New York City and northern New Jersey. Firefighter Paul Kerwin clearly recalled the day he and his company rescued their fellow Union Beach, N.J., neighbors....
Osceola County, Fla. & Florida Politics - Wed January 10, 2024
Florida County Begins $103M Road Upgrade; USACE to Start Beach Project Near Jacksonville
Just after the new year, construction began on a $103 million project widening and improvement project along Simpson Road, east of Kissimmee in Central Florida, to boost the traffic corridor's capacity and increase safety....
Staten Island Advance/SILive.com - Mon June 14, 2021
After Long Delay, NY State to Soon Begin $107M South Shore Rejuvenation
A project intended to protect Staten Island's South Shore coastal communities has been given the go ahead to begin construction this fall after years of delays. The state-run rejuvenation of the area, known as "Living Breakwaters," was funded and set to begin construction in 2018, according to a 2017 report from the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com, but the project laid dormant after that....
The Press of Atlantic City - Mon March 08, 2021
New Jersey Eyes Doubling Beach Restoration Budget to $50M a Year
With a string of February storms having taken big chunks out of many Jersey Shore beaches — and the federal government refusing to authorize emergency repairs — the New Jersey Legislature is considering doubling the amount of money it allocates to shore protection projects each year to $50 million....
Port City Daily - Tue August 25, 2020
Surf City Expects to Spend $25M on 10-Mile Berm and Dune System
The town of Surf City on North Carolina's Topsail island is looking to finally attain its coveted status as a "Corps-engineered beach" at an estimated cost of nearly $25 million. Surf City is expected to pay approximately $24.9 million for its 6-mi.-long portion of a 52,150-ft....
Ocean City, N.J. - Thu July 16, 2020
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Leads North End Beach Replenishment Work
The Ocean City, N.J., beach is getting a facelift in the form of 1.5 million cu. yds. of new sand along 2.1 mi. of the area's northernmost and downtown beaches, between the terminal groin at Seaview Road and 13th Street....
CEG - Mon July 13, 2020
Anna Maria-Wide Beach Renourishment Under Way in Florida
Sometimes the beach needs a boost. The first of two phases of beach renourishment, approved by the Manatee County (FL) board of commissioners in October 2019, got under way July 2 to restore sand lost through erosion....
