Great Lakes secures new contracts worth $182 million

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has won several dredging contracts worth a total of $182 million.

Among the awarded projects is the $73.6 million Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet Ocean City beachfill scheme. This project will provide coastal storm damage reduction by maintaining an engineered beach throughout the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet project area.

The work area is located along the Atlantic Ocean coastline of Ocean County, New Jersey, between Manasquan Inlet and Barnegat Inlet. It encompasses a total of 13 miles of ocean shoreline which includes the contiguous municipalities of Point Pleasant Beach, Bay Head, Mantoloking, Brick Township, Toms River Township, Lavallette, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, and Berkeley Township.

The project also includes an additional $41.4 million in open options pending award. Work is expected to start in the first quarter of 2025 with estimated completion in the third quarter of 2025.

GLDD also won the $72.3 million Myrtle Beach Renourishment Project. The work involves placement of dredged material on Myrtle, Garden City and Surfside beaches. Great Lakes performed similar work in these areas in 2007 and 2018. Work is expected to start in fourth quarter of 2025 with estimated completion in the first quarter of 2026.

Lasse Petterson, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “Our coastlines are facing ongoing damage from storm, rising water levels, and broader impacts of climate change. These coastal protection projects will support revitalizing and enhancing shoreline protections which is a critical infrastructure priority in the United States. These important projects add to our expanding record backlog of work for 2025.”

Next, the $19.6 million Sagaponack and Bridgehampton Beach Erosion Control District Nourishment Project entails renourishing the Sagaponack and Bridgehampton beaches to repair the dunes and infrastructure damage that has been impacted by beach erosion. Work is expected to start in the first quarter of 2025 with estimated completion in the second quarter of 2025.

Finally, GLDD secured the $16.5 million Phipps Ocean Park beachfill project. The work will involve beach renourishment in Phipps Ocean Park and adjacent areas that were damaged by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole and includes dredging sand from an offshore borrow area and placed on the dunes to nourish the beach and provide additional coastal protection. Work is expected to start at the end of 2024 with estimated completion in the first quarter of 2025.