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Dredging Wicomico River on Time, on Budget

Don Rush

The Army Corp of Engineers is meeting its schedule and budget goals with the dredging in the Wicomico River project.

WBOC reports that since dredging began in December the Corp has dredged some 22-thousand feet in the upper part of the Wicomico River.

And, there is only 6-thousand feet left.

The project manager told the television station that the Corp has removed around 62-thousand cubic yards.

The project is being carried out under a contract with Cottrell Contracting for a cost of $4.4 million.

It is hoped that the entire project will be finished by the February 15th deadline.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.