All set for Newport Bay Harbor dredging April 12, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
The USACE’s Los Angeles District will begin dredging the Newport Bay Harbor entrance channel and perform repairs on the harbor’s east jetty in mid-April.
A $3-million contract to perform the work was awarded Feb. 24 to Pacific Dredge and Construction LLC, located in San Diego. The City of Newport Beach is the non-federal sponsor of the project.
Estimated completion time of the work is by late June and includes dredging the harbor’s entrance channel to its authorized federal depth of -20 feet Mean Lower Low Water, or MLLW, and placing rock and repairing concrete along the east jetty.
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It’s Wednesday, March 10. I’m Carol Cormaci on rotation with my colleagues, Ben Brazil and John Canalis, to bring you the latest roundup of Orange County news and events.
According to new state data released Tuesday, recorded coronavirus cases in Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties have dropped low enough to release them from the strictest, or purple tier, of California’s four-tier reopening roadmap, report our colleagues Luke Money and Rong-Gong Lin II. However, as they report, the timing of reopenings depends on how soon vaccines are administered to residents in disadvantaged areas.
Newport Beach Considers Building Junior Lifeguard Headquarters Despite Funding Shortfall
Newport Beach will consider raising its junior lifeguard program tuition to build a $4.9 million headquarters near the Balboa Pier, during its March 9 meeting.
The current junior lifeguard facility consists of a 2,160-square-foot trailer system that lacks a restroom, locker room, and running water.
In order to fund a replacement of the facility, the summer junior lifeguard program would increase in price by an extra $129 per participant.
The proposed 5,145-square-foot beachside facility would include locker rooms, showers, and a public restroom.
More than $2 million from Newport Beach’s general fund would go toward the project’s $4.9 million price tag, while an additional $1.75 million would come from the junior lifeguard program.
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