Under an agreement signed today with the Galveston Wharves, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is to complete engineering and design work that will result in a set of plans and specification ready for a solicitation to deepen the last 2,571 feet of the Galveston Ship Channel to 46 feet. If Federal construction funding is received, channel dredging could begin as early as 2021.
“Deepening and expanding the western portion of the channel will allow us to accommodate larger cargo ships, which...