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By Mike Busch Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company finished pumping sand on March 17 and is in the process of breaking down the piping and equipment.…

By Mike Busch 2-25-2020 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company is making tremendous progress on restoring the beach just to the west of Shinnecock Inle…

By Mike Busch 2-19-2020 After several weeks of preparation by the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, the first sand started pumping onto the beach…

By Mike Busch 2-16-2020 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company started pumping sand on Saturday. I checked out the site on Friday morning as final pre…

By Mike Busch 2-7-20 On Monday, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company positioned the Illinois, a 220 foot long Cutter Suction Dredge, just inside Shin…

By Mike Busch 2-6-2020 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, recently awarded a 10.7 million dollar contract, is getting ready to start pumping sand …

By Mike Busch 2-4-2020 A friend asked me to check out an issue at their Davis Park beach house so I went over late last Thursday afternoon. It also…

By Mike Busch 11-27-19 Ever since the dune protecting Dune Road near Shinnecock Inlet was initially knocked down on September 10th, Southampton Town…

By Mike Busch 11-18-19 For the fourth time this fall, Southampton Town has declared a state of emergency on Dune Road in Hampton Bays, east of the P…

By Mike Busch 11-5-19 The emergency dredging operation to save Dune Road in Hampton Bays got started last weekend. I was there Saturday morning as…