THE Canaveral Harbour and Canaveral Sand Bypass projects along the Florida coast is to receive priority funding totalling US$16
THE Canaveral Harbour and Canaveral Sand Bypass projects along the Florida coast is to receive priority funding totalling US$16.23 million in the US Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2018 workplan. The Corps has allocated $14.76 million to the Canaveral Harbour Sand Bypass project and $1.47 million will be provided for maintenance of the Port's harbour and the Canaveral Locks.
US Republican Congressman Bill Posey of Florida worked with the Army Corps throughout their budget planning process to ensure critical Port Canaveral and Brevard County beach projects were included in the agency's workplan, reports AJOT.
'The Canaveral Harbour Sand Bypass is important to our local economy, our space programme and our national security. Timely completion of the sand bypass will help safeguard our local maritime commerce by ensuring that ocean vessels can continue to navigate through Canaveral Harbour,' said Mr Posey.
'Port Canaveral is a critical economic asset for Central Florida. Ensuring access to our waterways and safe transit of cruise and cargo vessels are vital to this region's economy,' said Capt John Murray, Port CEO. 'We have a long-standing partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers and are grateful to Congressman Posey for his efforts to ensure projects that are important to our operations received priority funding.'
The Canaveral Harbour Sand Bypass and jetty improvement project was designed to prevent infill of the federal Port channel through the jetties (jetty tightening component) and migration of sand around the tip of the north jetty (bypass component). The bypass project was deemed critically important for Port navigation.
