Specializing in International Freight Forwarding, by way of ocean, air, rail and truck freight-RISINGSUN

Dredging Charleston to 52-feet reaches pre-construction and design phase

Time：2015-12-22 Browse：74 Author：RISINGSUN

THE port of Charleston`s 52-foot harbour deepening project has taken a significant step forwards, after the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) and US Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District (USACE) signed a design agreement, marking the official beginning of the project`s Pre-construction Engineering and Design Phase (PED).

PED is the final major phase of the deepening process before construction begins, with work activities to include ship simulation studies, refinement of cost estimates, coastal monitoring and analysis of beneficial use of dredged material.

Utilising initial federal funding appropriated in July, PED work is already underway and is expected to be substantially completed by the end of next year, a statement from port authorities said.

Said SCPA president Jim Newsome said: "We thank the USACE for their tireless efforts and look forward to the timely completion of PED followed by significant progress on construction by the end of the decade."