Beaufort dredging project kicking off today

The City of Beaufort, South Carolina, has announced that they are set to begin a dredging project on Battery Creek Road and Jane Way today, June 7.

“Lowcountry All Works, the contractor on the project, will place matting down along the work area to protect the area from the heavy equipment. Battery Creek Road may experience some traffic interruptions when the mats are delivered on June 7,” the City said in the release.

Once the matting is done, the contractor will start dredging of the Battery Creek and Jane Way.

According to the Project Manager Neal Pugliese, the dredging is intended to eliminate accumulated silt and vegetative debris from the affected waterway, which has interrupted the free flow of water from the Duck Pond to the Battery Creek River.

This project will also significantly reduce the potential for localized flooding due to extreme weather events like hurricanes, tropical storms, and “microburst rain bombs”. The work is expected to take about two weeks.