Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., Houston, announced on Oct. 1 that it has received seven dredging and coastal protection awards totaling more than $134 million. The projects, awarded in the third quarter of 2025, span inland waterways and coastal areas from Louisiana to New York.
The largest award is a $27.9 million maintenance dredging project on the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Head of Passes. The work will involve dredging previously placed river maintenance material from the disposal area and relocating it nearby to contribute to marsh development. The client is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District, with work expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Another $26.9 million award covers maintenance dredging of the Brunswick and Morehead City navigation channels under the South Atlantic Division Regional Harbor Dredging Contract. The contract was awarded by the USACE Savannah and Wilmington Districts and is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter.
In Virginia, Great Lakes received a $25.5 million award for maintenance dredging of the Cape Henry Channel near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The project is managed by the USACE Baltimore District and funded by federal, state, and local sources. Work is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Along the Atlantic coast, Great Lakes will carry out a $19.2 million beach renourishment project at Delray Beach, Fla. The USACE Jacksonville District awarded the contract, which calls for dredging material nearshore and depositing it along the beach. Work is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter.
In New York, the company secured a $14 million contract for maintenance dredging at East Rockaway Inlet. The project involves placing dredged sand on Rockaway Beach and will be carried out for the USACE New York District beginning in the fourth quarter.
Inland work includes an $11.7 million dredging project on the McLellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System to restore navigation channels in Arkansas and Oklahoma to authorized depths. The USACE Little Rock District is the client, with work scheduled for the fourth quarter.
Finally, Great Lakes received an $8.7 million award for the Indian River Inlet North Beach Renourishment project in Delaware. The work involves dredging material from the Indian River Inlet ebb shoal and constructing a beach berm and dune system. Managed by the USACE Philadelphia District, with federal, state, and local funding, work began in the third quarter of 2025.
Lasse Petterson, president and CEO of Great Lakes noted that despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, operations remain unaffected. “We continue to conduct business as usual, maintaining full schedules without interruption. Our support to the Corps will proceed without disruption, and our backlog of projects are fully funded and not at risk,” he said.
