The Port of Gulfport dredging program will start next week, according to Port Director Jonathan Daniels.
The channel leading to and from the Port of Gulfport is 33 feet deep, 3 feet less than its authorized depth of 36 feet, but that is about to change.
“ Next Tuesday, the Army Corps of Engineers and their contractor will be mobilizing to commence the dredging work ,” Daniels told the port authority board.
The federal government is providing $4 million for the dredging, and the port will pay $8 million.
Daniels said the work should be completed by mid-January. The channel has not had a complete maintenance dredging since 2009.
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August 29, 2014