Safe navigation of vessels through Cape Henry Channel sees green flag as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a California-based contractor join hands in maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel.
One of the largest hopper dredges in the U.S., owned by contractor The Dutra Group, is among the equipment being used to remove 2.4 million cubic yards (1.8 million cubic meters) of dirt and debris from the channel at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay. This dredging project follows its predecessors in depositing the dredged material at the nearby Dam Neck Ocean Placement Site.
As part of a larger project supporting the Ports of Baltimore and Virginia, the $14.8 million contract was issued in September and the outcome is expected to be by late spring.
