Brunswick Harbor dredging set for late 2024

The Port of Brunswick will soon add 50 more acres of paved vehicle storage at Colonel’s Island Terminal.

The terminal improvements will be accompanied by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to improve Brunswick Harbor.

The Port will receive nearly $38 million in federal funding for maintenance dredging and harbor improvements in legislation passed by Congress March 8, 2024.

Of that total, $26.6 million will go to return the federal waterway to its full authorized depth. Dredging work in Brunswick is expected to start in late 2024.

Another $11.35 million in federal dollars and $6 million in state funds have been allocated the Corps’ Brunswick Harbor Improvements project, which will increase the safety and efficiency of vessel transit through the river channel.

The harbor improvement plan includes an expanded area for vessels to pass each other, a bend widener and an expanded turning basin for ships docking at Colonel’s Island.