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Posted: 4:48 PM Feb 8, 2012
Feds Put $2.5M More Toward Savannah River Dredging
Millions being poured into pre-construction work in GA to keep ensure port expansion is environmentally friendly.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) --The federal government is pumping an
additional $2.5 million into pre-construction work that's needed
before crews could begin deepening the shipping channel to
Savannah's seaport.
Officials announced Wednesday the money is being allocated from
$741 million in discretionary funds the Army Corps of Engineers has
to improve navigation.
It's a relatively small amount of the estimated $600 million
needed to deepen the Savannah River channel from 42 to 48 feet. It
also comes as South Carolina lawmakers are trying to stop the
project, arguing it would cause irreparable environmental damage to
the river it shares with Georgia.
The Army Corps said the new federal funds would be spent on
detailing construction and environmental mitigation plans needed
before dredging could begin in Savannah, which has the nation's
fourth busiest container port.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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