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  • Spotlight on USACE Galveston District’s David B. Boothby Jr.

    GALVESTON, Texas (Jan. 14, 2015) – Dredging the Texas coast to keep navigation channels open for commerce and recreation often goes unnoticed, with many citizens not aware this vital process is taking place out in the Gulf of Mexico on a recurring basis.

  • Coral relocation completed at Miami Harbor

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the Port of Miami have completed additional relocation of coral colonies as part of a major project to deepen Miami Harbor.

  • USACE Galveston District awards contract options for Matagorda Ship Channel dredging

    GALVESTON, Texas (Dec. 11, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded three contract options in the amount of $4.3 million to Orion Marine Construction Inc. for dredging of additional reaches of the Matagorda Ship Channel in Matagorda and Calhoun counties, Texas.

  • Miami Harbor deepening uncovers 18th century cannon

    The discovery of an early 18th century cannon during work on the Miami Harbor Deepening Project was certainly an exciting moment for crew members of the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLD&D) LLC Company.

  • Indian River IWW maintenance dredging starts in January

    Navigation maintenance dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) Indian River Reach 1 in the Indian River Lagoon will start in early January. In addition to improving navigation safety, the dredging will also provide significant environmental benefits by removing muck from the federal navigation channel.

  • USACE Galveston begins dredge work at Freeport Harbor, to dredge Corpus Christi Ship Channel

    GALVESTON, Texas (Nov. 21, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District began urgent maintenance dredging today at the Freeport Harbor using the government-owned trailing suction hopper dredge WHEELER.

  • USACE Galveston District awards contract to dredge Port of Port Arthur docks

    GALVESTON, Texas (Nov. 19, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded the option to the Port Arthur Canal and Junction maintenance dredging contract in the amount of $508,200 to Manson Construction Co., for dredging of the docks at the Port of Port Arthur.

  • USACE Galveston District makes navigation data available online

    GALVESTON, Texas (Nov. 14, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will soon finish uploading deep-draft navigation channel data on its hydrographic surveys webpage (http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx) and will begin posting the same data for shallow-draft channels it maintains along the Texas coast early next year.

  • Army Corps awards contract for Southern Ocean City, Strathmere and Sea Isle beachfill

    PHILADELPHIA (November 10, 2014) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $57.6-million contract to the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for a coastal and storm damage reduction project extending from the southern end of Ocean City to Strathmere and Sea Isle. The project, which entails the construction of a dune and a berm, or beach, in front of each community, is a joint effort of the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

  • District uses LiDAR for topography and dredge material capacity along Texas coast

    GALVESTON, Texas (Nov. 10, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will begin implementing mobile Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey data technology along the Texas coast in November to survey dredging placement areas, assist with hydrographic surveys and collect data that will help analyze beach erosion.