The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District’s work continues on repairing the vital breakwater at the Oswego Harbor.
According to USACE, it is essential to providing safe navigation in and out of the harbor which supports $24.4 million in business revenue, 119 jobs and $8 million in labor income to the transportation sector.
Storms have caused extensive damage to the breakwater, requiring repair of multiple portions of the concrete and stone structures.
Construction from mid-July through October 2024 is focusing on the remaining lighthouse foundation and lakeside, middle portions of the breakwater.
The $9 million project is 100% federally funded.