| ATLANTIC CITY & VENTNOR CITY BEACH RENOURISHMENT |
| Location |
| | Atlantic City and Ventnor City, Atlantic County, New Jersey |
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| Client |
| | USACE - Philadelphia District |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Illinois
Quantity: 1,800,000 cubic yards
Duration: June 2011- July 2011 |
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| Description |
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This beach-fill project involved the construction of a berm and dune in order to reduce storm damages in the New Jersey communities of Atlantic City and Ventnor. The hydraulic dredge Illinois pumped approximately 1,400,000 cubic yards of sand onto Atlantic City Beach and replaced an additional 400,000 cubic yards of sand on Ventnor beach. |
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| HILTON HEAD ISLAND BEACH RENOURISHMENT |
| Location |
| | Port Royal, Hilton Head, South Carolina |
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| Client |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Alaska
Quantity: 1,000,000 cubic yards
Duration: December 2011 – January 2012 |
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| Description |
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This project involved the renourishment of 5,400 linear feet of beach on the northeast corner of Hilton Head Island. The cutter suction dredge Alaska placed approximately 1,000,000 cubic yards of sand on the Hilton Head Island beachfront. The sand was dredged from the borrow area located approximately 16,000 feet from the fill area on the north side of Port Royal Sound. Project operations also included constructing a 700-foot long terminal groin at the northeastern end of the project area. The project was completed on schedule in January 2012. |
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| SEVEN MILE ISLAND BEACH RENOURISHMENT |
| Location |
| | Avalon and Stone Harbor, New Jersey |
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| Client |
| | USACE - Philadelphia District |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Illinois
Quantity: 900,000 cubic yards
Duration: March - June 2011 |
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| Description |
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This project involved emergency coastline restoration work on New Jersey's Seven Mile Island in the communities of Avalon and Stone Harbor. Avalon and Stone Harbor partnered together in this nourishment effort to reconstruct the town's beaches after suffering coastline damage from the nor'easters storm in 2009. Approximately 900,000 cubic yards of sand were replaced on the Avalon and Stone Harbor beaches with the cutter suction dredge Illinois. |
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| DUVAL COUNTY BEACHES, FLORIDA |
| Project |
| | Beach Erosion Control Project, Duval County Florida Beach Renourishment |
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| Location |
| | Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach, Florida |
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| Client |
| | USACE - Jacksonville District |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
Dredge(s): Dodge Island and Padre Island
Quantity: 735,000 cubic yards
Duration: June 2011 - August 2011 |
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| Description |
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This project involved a six-mile nourishment of Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach in Duval County, Florida. Approximately 735,000 cubic yards of sand were dredged from a borrow site located about 6.7 nautical miles offshore and then pumped to the beaches. The hopper dredges Padre Island and Dodge Island were used to perform the nourishment and shoreline restoration work. Great Lakes completed the nourishment almost a month ahead of schedule in mid-August 2011 and just one week prior to Hurricane Irene. This project significantly helped protect the Duval County area against the hurricane and from suffering severe property damage. |
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| NAGS HEAD BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA |
| Location |
| | Nags Head, North Carolina |
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| Client |
| | Town of Nags Head, North Carolina |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
and Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge(s): Liberty Island, Padre Island, Dodge Island, Texas
Quantity: 4,600,000 cubic yards
Duration: May - October 2011 |
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| Description |
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This large-scale beach renourishment project involved placing approximately 4,600,000 cubic yards of sand on a 10-mile stretch of Nags Head beach on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Project operations were performed with the trailing suction hopper dredges Liberty Island, Padre Island and Dodge Island and the cutter suction dredge Texas. Completed in October 2011, the renourishment widened Nags Head beachfront by approximately 50 feet to 150 feet with a berm elevation of +6 feet at peak height. |
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| PANAMA CITY BEACH RENOURISHMENT |
| Location |
| | Panama City Beach, Florida |
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| Client |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
Dredge: Liberty Island
Quantity: 1,300,000 cubic yards
Duration: October - December 2011 |
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| Description |
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This large-scale beach renourishment project involved seven miles of coastline restoration on Panama City Beach. Approximately 1,300,000 cubic yards of sand were dredged from a borrow area located about 3.5 miles offshore and then pumped onto the Panama City beachfront. At project completion in December 2011, the coastline had been extended by about 100 feet, providing added protection to the beach, local community and infrastructure. Dredging operations were performed by the trailing suction hopper dredge Liberty Island. |
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| PASS CHALAND SHORELINE RESTORATION |
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| Client |
| | Louisianna Department of Natural Resources |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Alaska
Duration: October- December 2008
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| Description |
| | The work was divided into four main parts:
- Stripping of silt overburden from the upper layer of the borrow area for disposal via 35,000 ft of pipeline in an in-water disposal area.
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Dredging of silt for disposal via 50,000 ft of pipeline in a diked containment area for the creation of a low lying marsh area behind the restored beach.
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Dredging very fine silty sand from the under layer of the borrow area for disposal via up to 55,000 ft of pipeline for the creation of a new beach and hurricane protection bund.
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Construction of training dikes, which was performed by a subcontractor using a clamshell dredge.
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| MYRTLE BEACH RENOURISHMENT |
| Client |
| | USACE - Charleston District |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
Dredges: Padre Island & Dodge Island
Quantity: 3,000,000 cubic yards
Pumpout Distance: up to 21,000 ft
Duration: 2008-2009
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| Description |
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This large beach renourishment project involved the placement of 3,000,000 cubic yards of sand on over 25 miles of beach across three communities:
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Garden City/Surfside (750,000 cy placed over 8 miles)
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Myrtle Beach (1,500,000 cy placed over 9 miles)
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North Myrtle Beach (750,000 cy placed over 8.5 miles)
Extra work was added to the project, calling for 300,000 cubic yards of sand to be placed on the Arcadian Shores beachfront.
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| ORCHARD BEACH PELHAM BAY PARK, NEW YORK |
| Location |
| | Pelham Bay Park, New York |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
Dredge: Padre Island
Quantity: 254,200 cubic yards of beach fill & 3,280 tons of stone
Duration: October 2010 - January 2011
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| Description |
| | This project involved beach restoration of approximately 5,400 linear feet of a crescent-shaped cove located in the Bronx, NY on City Island. The sand was dredged from a borrow area in Ambrose and then transported 35 miles (70 miles round trip) north through Hell's Gate to City Island. |
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| BREVARD COUNTY, SOUTH REACH, FLORIDA |
| Client |
| | USACE – Jacksonville District |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
Dredge: Liberty Island
Pumpout Distance: up to 13,500 feet
Duration: January- April 2010
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| Description |
| | This project involved renourishment of 3.8 miles of shoreline in southern Brevard County. The material was mined from the Canaveral Shores Borrow area 24 nautical miles north of the placement site. |
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| BREVARD COUNTY BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT (CAPE CANAVERAL) |
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| Client |
| | U.S. Corps of Engineers- Jacksonville District
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Texas
Quantity: 630,000 cubic yards
Duration: 2010
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| Description |
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For this sand bypass project, Great Lakes used the cutter suction dredge Texas to excavate a total of 630,000 cubic yards of sand from the two miles of beach north of the inlet and pumped it via submerged pipeline to the southern beaches, bypassing the inlet. The bypassed sand was placed along approximately two miles of the City of Cape Canaveral shoreline. |
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| HILLSBORO & DEERFIELD BEACH RENOURISHMENT |
| Location |
| | Hillsboro & Deerfield Beach, Florida |
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| Client |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Illinois
Quantity: 375,000 cubic yards
Duration: February 2011- April 2011 |
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| Description |
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This project called for the renourishment of 6,000 linear feet of beach in the towns of Hillsboro and Deerfield Beach of Broward County, Florida. The cutter suction dredge Illinois was used to perform the nourishment work for this project. Approximately 375,000 cubic yards of dredged sand were pumped from a borrow site located about 1,170 feet offshore of Deerfield Beach onto the project placement areas. |
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| BOCA RATON BEACH RESTORATION |
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| Client |
| | City of Boca Raton, Florida
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Texas
Quantity: 750,000 cubic yards (North Beach)
160,000 cubic yards (South Beach)
Duration: January - March 2010
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| Description |
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In March 2010, Great Lakes completed beach renourishment on North Beach and South Beach in Boca Raton, Florida. Project operations began on South Beach and later moved to the North Beach, which required the placement of just over 750,000 cubic yards along the 1.45-mile project area. Upon completion of the North Beach section, the company remobilized to the South Beach area, and completed construction 10 days later, having placed approximately 160,000 cubic yards along that 0.9-mile length of beach. |
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| NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES |
| Location |
| | Carolina Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Kure Beach, Masonboro Island and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina |
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| Client |
| | USACE- Wilmington District |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper/Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Liberty Island, Illinois & Texas
Quantity: 2,600,000 cubic yards
Pumpout Distance: up to 24,000 feet
Duration: February - May 2010
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| Description |
| | This project called for dredging material from various inlets and offshore borrow areas and pumping it to local beaches. The project involved three different dredges and extensive mobilization efforts.
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| WEST HAMPTON BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT |
| Location |
| | West Hampton Beach, New York |
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| Client |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
Dredge: Liberty Island
Quantity: 700,000 cubic yards
Duration: December 2008- January 2009 |
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| Description |
| | The project's borrow area was situated close to shore on the exposed coastline of Long Island, New York. The dredge was required to mine material down to an elevation of 80 ft, hook up to an exposed pump out mooring, and pump up to 8,000 ft to renourish around 12,000 ft of beach. |
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| TYBEE ISLAND BEACH NOURISHMENT |
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| Client |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredge: Illinois
Quantity: 1,250,000 cubic yards
Beach Construction: 16,000 ft
Duration: October - December 2008 |
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This beach renourishment project involved placing approximately 1,250,000 cubic yards of material along Tybee Island beaches in Georgia. Dredged material was pumped from a borrow site located approximately 1.5 miles offshore and placed onto the project areas. Project operations were performed by the cutter suction dredge Illinois. |
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| KETA SHORE DEFENSE PROJECT, GHANA |
| Client |
| | Ministry of Public Works, Republic of Ghana |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Cutter Suction Dredge
Dredges: Utah, Alabama
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| Description |
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This complex four-year project involved construction of a multi-component shore protection system to maintain the separation of the fresh water Keta Lagoon and the sea:
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Construction of an 8.3-km road/causeway between Keta and Hlorve, reestablishing a roadway lost to erosion.
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Sea defense works to limit further erosion by stabilizing the shoreline with a large revetment and six headland groynes, a feeder beach and beach nourishment placed between the groyne bays from Keta to Hlorve.
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Construction of a flood control structure to provide inhabitants around the lagoon with relief from extreme flooding conditions.
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Land reclamation from the lagoon in the area of Keta, Vodza and Kedzi, providing safe areas where housing and businesses could relocate free from the threat of encroaching sea waters.
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| NOURISHING SAN DIEGO |
| Project |
| | San Diego Regional Sand Beach Project |
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| Location |
| | San Diego County, California |
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| Client |
| | San Diego Association of Governments |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
Dredge: Sugar Island
Quantity: 2,000,000 cubic yards
Duration: Six months, 2002 |
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| Description |
| | The project required the placement of approximately 2 million cubic yards of sand dredged from six borrow areas at 12 discrete locations along 40 miles of coastline. The trailing suction hopper dredge Sugar Island was used to perform project operations.
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| OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND |
| Client |
| | USACE- Baltimore District |
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| Description |
| | This project entailed renourishment of a 200-ft-wide beach over an 8.3-mile stretch of shoreline, followed by the construction of a hurricane protection bund complete with pedestrian crossovers and grass plantings to stabilize the dune system.
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Dredging for Beachfill: 2.4 million yd³ by cutter suction and hopper dredge
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Dredging for Dunes: 3.6 million yd³ by cutter suction and hopper dredge
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Pumping Distances: Up to 43,000 ft
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| BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA |
| Client |
| | Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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| Description |
| | Dredging of sand for beach renourishment from a distant shallow borrow area for bottom-dumping in a nearshore rehandling area for pumping upland using a cutter suction dredge.
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| FIRE ISLAND, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK |
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| Description |
| | This project involved maintenance dredging of the Fire Island Inlet to the shallow depth of -16 ft with deposition of the dredged sand onto Gilgo Beach and Robert Moses State Park Beach.
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Dredging for Beach Fill: 1,000,000 yd³ (Gilgo Beach); 100,000 yd³ (Robert Moses Park Beach)
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Pumping Distances: Up to 30,000 ft
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| MONMOUTH & SEABRIGHT BEACHES, NEW JERSEY |
| Client |
| | USACE- New Jersey District |
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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
Dredge: Liberty Island
Quantity: 2,100,000 cubic yards
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| Description |
| | This project involved dredging sand from offshore borrow areas for the replenishment of 4.8 miles of coastline, using the trailing suction hopper dredge Liberty Island. The project also included the construction of rock groynes.
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