Dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has announced the award of several new dredging projects, collectively valued at $342.3 million. The secured work encompasses:

* **Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement, Contract 6 Project (Capital, Texas, $219.1 million):** This project aims to deepen the Sabine-Neches Waterway channel to facilitate larger vessels, lower transportation expenses, boost channel efficiency, and enhance safety for port stakeholders. The contract includes approximately $16 million in potential options. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, is the client, with federal funding allocated. Construction is slated to commence in mid-2025 and conclude in late 2026.

* **Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass Project 5 (Coastal Protection, Florida, $40.6 million):** This project involves maintenance dredging of beach-compatible sand from the Sand Bypass Dredging Area and its subsequent transport to two beaches south of the Cape Canaveral south jetty. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is the client, and the project is federally funded. Work is anticipated to start and finish within the first quarter of 2025.

* **Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Absecon Island Beach Renourishment Project (Coastal Protection, New Jersey, $38.2 million):** This project focuses on placing beach-compatible sand to renourish the beaches along Absecon Island, between Brigantine Inlet and Great Egg Harbor Inlet. The client for this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, and it is federally funded. Work is expected to begin in the spring of 2025 and be completed by the end of 2025.