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MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) A new plan from the State Port Authority is raising eyebrows. The idea is to use dredging sediment to create a 1200 acre island south of the Causeway but some are questioning how the project may affect the quality of the area's water.
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) A new plan from the State Port Authority is raising eyebrows. The idea is to use dredging sediment to create a 1200 acre island south of the Causeway but some are questioning how the project may affect the quality of the area's water.
Mobile Harbor Navigation-Phase 3 Project (Capital, Alabama, $53.9 million)
• Golden Triangle Marsh Creation Project (Capital, Louisiana, $32.4 million)
• Captiva Island Beach Renourishment Project (Coastal Protection, Florida, $15.6 million)
Vicinity of McKellar Lake Harbor Dredging Project (Maintenance, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, $7.6 million)
Jacksonville Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project (Maintenance, Florida, $3.3 million)
The Mobile Harbor Phase 3 Navigation project consists of deepening and widening portions of the Lower Bay Channel located South of Gaillard Island and North of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. This project is a critical step toward realizing the port’s ability to accommodate the larger ships serving the world’s major trade lanes, while improving vessel transit efficiencies and safety in the port. The client on this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, and is federally funded. Work is expected to