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The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. The channel was deepened to 45 ft and made 530 ft wide through Galveston Bay, and environmental restoration projects were constructed with dredged material.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Its previous expansion project lasted from 1968 to 2005. The Houston Ship Channel first opened in 1914. The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock contract follows the company's move of its corporate headquarters from the Chicago area to Houston in October 2020. AECOM says the entire project is expected to finish by the end of 2025. “Retrofitting our equipment demonstrates our commitment to Port of Houston and supports our goal of reducing our overall environmental impact as we strive to leave the areas we work in a better state than when we started,” Simonelli said.ĭredging on the first phase of work is scheduled to start in early 2022 and finish within the year. David Simonelli, the contractor’s COO, said in a statement that the company is investing $4.5 million to cut emissions from its cutter suction dredge and booster station by upgrading their engineering and installing selective catalytic reduction systems, which treat engine exhaust. The port says it chose the approach with the most reduction in overall nitrogen oxide emissions when it selected Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. The project will also include additional environmental initiatives, including construction of five bird islands totaling 20 acres in Galveston Bay, the addition of 376 acres of oyster reef pads and three new marshes built totaling as much as 800 acres.Įnvironmental concerns played a role in picking Great Lakes Dredge & Dock for this contract.
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