NewsEnvironment A new beginning: Construction underway at Maryland’s James Island Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Joe Bieberich of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monitors the construction of James Island in August 2026 as sand is dredged from the nearby bottom. (Jeremy Cox/Chesapeake Bay Journal) By Jeremy Cox | Bay JournalPUBLISHED: August 26, 2026 at 5:16 AM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...“From nothing, we’re creating something,” said Devon Carlock of the dredging firm Cottrell Contracting Corp., based in Chesapeake, VA. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X
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