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Finally, it's hard hats' turn in Savannah dredging that starts in January
THE US Army Corps of Engineers has at long last released the competitive bidding contracts prepared for early action to commence the US$706 million dredging of Savannah harbour, reports the American Journal of Transportation.
"After years of regulatory purgatory, we finally cleared the last hurdle and hope to begin dredging in the Savannah River before the end of the year," said Georgia Governor Nathan Deal.
He also announced that the Corps, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed an agreement allowing construction of the long-awaited Savannah Harbour Expansion Project (SHEP.
Said the Corps' Savannah District commander Colonel Thomas Tickner: "This sets us on the path to improving transportation of goods into and out of this harbour in an environmentally sensitive manner, which will benefit the area, the region and the nation."
"After years of regulatory purgatory, we finally cleared the last hurdle and hope to begin dredging in the Savannah River before the end of the year," said Georgia Governor Nathan Deal.
He also announced that the Corps, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed an agreement allowing construction of the long-awaited Savannah Harbour Expansion Project (SHEP.
Said the Corps' Savannah District commander Colonel Thomas Tickner: "This sets us on the path to improving transportation of goods into and out of this harbour in an environmentally sensitive manner, which will benefit the area, the region and the nation."
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