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Okeechobee Waterway dredge update February 4, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a contract for maintenance dredging of the Okeechobee Waterway in sections of the Saint Lucie River in Martin County.
“Work began last month 1.6 miles east of the Roosevelt Bridge (US1) and is expected to continue westward continuing along the St. Lucie River and Canal to the I-95 Bridge, completing no later than July 31, 2021,” the City of Stuart in their latest project update.
The project work consists of dredging shoal material from Reaches 3 and 4 of the Okeechobee Waterway in Martin County to an 8-foot depth plus 1-foot allowable over depth.