USACE dredger Murden ready for OWW and IWW dredging job

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will begin maintenance dredging of sections of the Okeechobee Waterway and Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of St. Lucie Inlet on or about January 3, 2024.

The USACE dredging vessel Murden is expected to remove approximately 25,000 cubic yards of shoaling material over a 12-day period.

Once under way, operations will be ongoing 24 hours per day, seven days a week until completion.

Dredge material placement is set to take place at a pre-designated St. Lucie Inlet Impoundment Basin, said USACE.

USACE Jacksonville District maintains safe navigability in the IWW and Ponce Inlet in partnership with Florinda Inland Navigation District.