April 25, we celebrated a significant milestone in the Norfolk Harbor Deepening project the Atlantic Ocean Channel Phase II Groundbreaking! This project includes nourishment of the Resort and Croatan Beaches in Virginia Beach.
The “Wider, Deeper, Safer” dredging project will deepen the Inner Harbor Channels to 55 feet, Chesapeake Bay’s Thimble Shoal Channel to 56 feet and the Atlantic Ocean Channel to 59 feet. Channel deepening will provide economic benefits to the The Port of Virginia the region and the Nation by enabling more efficient movement of commodities.
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