Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Wins $44.5 Million Fire Island Inlet Contract
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Wins $44.5 Million Fire Island Inlet Contract

The Houston-based dredging contractor will maintain the Fire Island Inlet navigation channel and nourish a Long Island beach under a firm-fixed-price Army Corps award, with work due by March 11, 2027.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: August 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLCwon a $44.5 million Army contract to dredge the Fire Island Inlet channel and rebuild a Long Island beach with the recovered sand, as announced on war.gov.