$668M Settlement Advances Cleanup of Seattle’s Lower Duwamish Waterway

The settlement resolves funding sources for the continued dredging, sediment capping and long-term remediation along the city’s industrial river corridor, a declared Superfund site.

Dredging up new ways to protect Britain’s coastline and inland waterways

Managing the effects of climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing our generation. With sea levels rising at an alarming rate, a more circular approach to dredging, which has the potential to enable habitat restoration whilst protecting ecosystems and coastal backwaters, could play… The post Dredging up new ways to protect Britain’s coastline and inland waterways appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Col. Eric R. Swenson: Built Trust Among Disaster Survivors and Expedited Wildfire Cleanup

From a young age, Col. Eric R. Swenson found himself drawn to construction and earthmoving equipment,“so much so that as a child I once lost my parents on a family bike ride after stopping to watch the Army Corps of Engineers dredging operations in Ocean City, N.J.,” Swenson says.

DOD Issues $260M in Army, Navy, Air Force Construction Contracts

The Pentagon awarded $260 million in contracts spanning restoration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Gulf dredging and Pacific base upgrades, with more than $242 million obligated across all service branches.

Jan de Nul wins $200m contract to restart Palm Jumeirah II

Belgian dredging group Jan De Nul has been awarded a $200m contract by Dubai developer Nakheel for its sequel to the Palm Jumeirah project, De Tijd magazine reports. Palm Jumeirah… The post Jan de Nul wins $200m contract to restart Palm Jumeirah II appeared first on Global Construction Review.

The B1M - Sydney's $5BN Tunnel U-Turn, 08012023

Building a new highway under Sydney Harbour is turning out to be VERY difficult. The second phase of the project has changed the construction technique opting for Tunnel Boring Machines in lieu of an immersed tube tunnel (requiring cofferdams, dredging and prefabricated tunnel segments)

National Geographic - Megastructures - Panama Canal 21012013

Megastructures examines the mega-machines used to run the Panama Canal and uncovers the canal's five-billion dollar project for it's expansion