The long reach of Hampton Roads defense contractors was evident in March as local firms won awards for work in the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and throughout the U.S.
Cottrell Contracting Corp. of Chesapeake, Virginia, has secured a $13.5 million contract from the Army Corps for maintenance dredging of the Lower Wicomico River, located in both Wicomico and Somerset counties.
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is conducting emergency dredging to restore navigability in the Murderkill River while also replenishing the eroding shoreline at South Bowers Beach.