USACE South Atlantic Division (SAD) Sand Availability and Needs Determination Study (SAND)
The South Atlantic Division (SAD) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) partnered with the USACE Jacksonville District (SAJ) contracted Taylor Engineering to conduct a multi-part study to enhance coastal resilience across the SAD. The SAD encompasses six states and two territories (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin […]
USCG Major Maintenance and Repair Concrete Wharf at SFO Fort Macon
Taylor Engineering provided engineering and permitting services for repair of a concrete wharf at U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Field Office (SFO) Fort Macon. The approximately 50-year-old, 300-ft-long, 20-ft-wide structure provides a staging and berthing area for the 2,000-ton aids to navigation vessel — M/V ELM. The pier’s substructure, superstructure, and deck had defects including […]
USCG Station South Padre Island Sediment and Water Quality Sampling
Bathymetric conditions within the boat basin and primary access channel at U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station South Padre Island, South Padre Island, Texas were presenting potential navigation hazards due to sediment accumulation and shoaling within these maintained portions of the waterway. As a result, the USCG planned to maintenance dredge the boat basin and access […]