Delaware River dredging operations (PHOTO)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District has released a photo of the recent dredging operations in the Delaware River.

The work is part of annual maintenance dredging of the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton project.

The project provides for a 40-foot channel from Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia to the upper end of Newbold Island, New Jersey thence to various depths from 25 feet to 12 feet upstream to the Penn Central Railroad Bridge at Trenton, NJ.

Maintaining the federal channel enables maritime commerce along the Delaware River.