Federal, state and local leaders today joined the US Army Corps of Engineers and Jaxport leadership along the St Johns River in downtown Jacksonville to mark the start of the pre-construction, engineering and design phase of the Jacksonville harbour deepening project.
The initial engineering and design work is expected to take 18 months. Deepening construction could begin as early as 2016.
"During the course of the next year and a half, the US Army Corps of Engineers will design a project with both the economics and the environment as dual priorities," said Jaxport chairman Joe York. "Our attention as a region must turn to ensuring that this project is funded stays on track so we can return every bit of benefit back to our citizens as soon as possible."
On June 10, President Obama signed bipartisan legislation authorising the Jacksonville harbour deepening project, saying this project and others like it will strengthen our national infrastructure and put more Americans to work.
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