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Port staff outlines WRDA submissions for jetty extension and channel deepening, with multibillion‑dollar cost implications
Summary
Port staff reported two Army Corps of Engineers submissions to the WRDA report — a 1.5‑mile east jetty extension (Corps estimate ~$190.6M) and channel deepening to 45 feet (Corps estimate ~$953M) — and explained that authorization does not guarantee federal funding and that feasibility studies carry non‑federal cost shares.
Port staff briefed the board on Dec. 18 about two navigation projects submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for inclusion in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) report: an East Jetties extension of about 1.5 miles and a channel deepening from the current template (discussed as 40 feet) to 45 feet.
The Corps’ preliminary cost estimates presented at the meeting were approximately $190.6 million for the jetty extension and about $953 million…
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