Boca Grande Marina, Eagle Grille and Miller’s Dockside, will be closed for renovations beginning today, and it will be reopened in the fall of 2013.
Construction plans include:
– New docks – the new layout will eliminate the “stern to” docks and allow us to accommodate larger vessels (up to 150 feet),
– Dredging of the entrance channel – allowing for an approximate 7 foot depth at low tide.
The Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Environmental Protection and Lee County have all signed on to the project, which will see a channel dredged from 5 feet deep at mean low water to 7 feet 6 inches.
“ Now boats won’t be stuck in the Harbor waiting for high tide to get out, ” said Jerry Taylor, the marina’s general manager . “It will benefit the whole community.”
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Dredging Today Staff, July 15, 2013; Image: stemicmarine