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USACE Awards First Contract for Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $15.4 million dollar contract on September 14 to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Corporation for the first phase of the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project. Construction will commence in the fall of 2020 with expected completion in May 2021. The Project will deepen the Freeport Harbor Channel to depths ranging from 51 to 56 feet Mean Lower Low Water and widen one ... [+]

THE FREEPORT HARBOR CHANNEL HAS REOPENED

The Captain of the Port Sector Houston-Galveston of the US Coast Guard is permitting the Freeport Harbor Channel to open for vessel transits starting 7:00 a.m. August 31, 2017. Vessel transits will be daylight restricted and limited to vessels with draft of 33 feet or less until further notice. Surveys ... [+]

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