Maintenance Dredging Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin 42 Foot & 32 Foot Project, New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina

The work includes maintenance dredging of the Anchorage Basin (Upper Brunswick, Fourth East Jetty, Between Channel) and 42-ft Projects of the Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channel. Mid-river channels adjacent to South Pelican and Ferry Slip Islands will be considered. The North Carolina State Ports Authority (NCSPA) have requested the berth areas and Turning Basin Extension be included with the federal dredging project. The work will consist of removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels and berth areas since the various areas were last dredged. The work will require a hydraulic cutter suction dredge. Dredging depths are 42’ plus 2’ of allowable overdepth for the Anchorage Basin and Mid-river channels and 32' plus 2' of allowable overdepth for the 32-ft Project. Dredging depths are 39' plus 1’ of allowable overdepth for the NCSPA berth areas 1 and 2 and 43’ plus 1’ of allowable overdepth for the NCSPA berth areas 3 thru 9 and Turning Basin Extension. The estimated quantity of material to be dredged is 1.4 million cubic yards. The Government furnished disposal area is Eagle Island Cell No. 2 upland dredge material placement facility. The environmental window for dredging the NCSPA berth areas is 1 October through 31 January. The environmental window for dredging the Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channel reaches is 1 August through 31 January.

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Waterway and Marine Construction, Waterway and Marine Construction and Equipment, Dredging.