

Work on this project is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2020, with anticipated completion in the second quarter of 2022.

The work also includes measures to ensure compliance with requirements of the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammals Protection Act. Excavated material will be placed in upland placement areas and the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). Funding for this project comes from both the Federal Government and the State of South Carolina. When all phases are concluded, Charleston will have the only 52-foot deep channel in the Southeast. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District and South Carolina State Port Authority in 2017. This work is one of the final phases of the deepening project that Great Lakes began for the U.S. The Post 45 Contract 4 Charleston Lower Harbor New Work Dredging Project (Capital, S.C., $52.9 million) consists of maintenance and new work dredging of material from the Charleston Lower Harbor to Hugh Leatherman Terminal. The awarded deepening, coastal protection, and maintenance dredging work includes projects in South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and New York.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has secured several major dredging awards totaling $118.8 million, the U.S.' largest dredging services provider announced on Wednesday.
