Weymouth Fore River Dredging

CONCORD, Mass. – Maintenance dredging of the Weymouth Fore River Federal Navigation Project in Weymouth, Mass. has started and is scheduled to be completed by mid-March 2007. Maintenance dredging was scheduled to begin in November 2005; however, the project was delayed due to funding and environmental constraints, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials.

Shoaling had been identified in the 35-foot deep, 500-foot wide main channel and maintenance dredging was requested by the town of Weymouth and navigation interests.

“Approximately 350,000 cubic yards need to be removed from the channel to return it to its authorized dimensions,” said Project Manager William Kavanaugh, of the Corps’ New England District, Programs and Project Management Division.

The contract was awarded to Jay Cashman, Inc., of Quincy, Mass., on May 16, 2006 for $4.6 million.

The dredged material will be disposed of at the Massachusetts Bay Disposal Area, located about 12 nautical miles southeast of Gales Point, Mass.





All work will be accomplished under the supervision of a Corps of Engineers inspector to assure compliance with contract requirements.