Petersburg pursues dredging project for south harbor

Petersburg is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a dredging project to solve a growing problem at the south harbor. Many of the larger boats at the south harbor have been going aground due to the rising basin, which has affected commercial fishing operations.

According to Harbour Master, fifty-eight-foot boats and some bigger 100 feet boats are going aground especially at the entrances. The federal agency would pay for about half the costs of the dredging and take over part of the permanent maintenance of the south harbor.

The project involves removing and store about 50.000 cubic yards of dredge spoils. The work is expected to be completed by 2019.

The news is collated by Globaldredge.com – Dredging Pipeline Supplier Valley.