USA: Army Corps of Engineers Announces a $2.179 Million Dredging Project in the Black Rock Channel

Congressman Brian Higgins and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Commander Lt. Col. Karl Jansen announced a $2.179 million dredging project in the Black Rock Channel.

Work will focus on three areas of the channel: Dredging in the first area, closest to the Black Rock Channel entrance – water adjacent to LaSalle Park – was completed in November and December. Currently underway is dredging in the water between the Peace Bridge and Black Rock Lock, as well the area between the lock and entrance to the Niagara River. Work on these two phases began in July and is on schedule to be completed by the fall.

In total, 250,000 cubic yards of material will be removed from the channel. The dredging will take away legacy sediment, material which may contain industrial contaminants from years past. The project is supported through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a coordinated effort to improve the health of the Great Lakes, and will improve the Niagara River Area of Concern, one of 43 sites along the Great Lakes identified for remedial action.