Newport Waterways – maintenance dredging

We are undertaking scheduled maintenance dredging works within the Newport Waterways canal estate.

The project works include maintenance dredging in the following locations:

• Kingfisher Canal
• Northern Marina Basin
• Skua Canal
• Curlew Canal
• The intersection between Kestrel Canal and Albatross Canal
• Walkers Creek Canal.

Scope of works

The scope of the maintenance dredging works will encompass:

• preparatory works at the Griffith Road Dredged Material Management Facility
• pre-work hydrographic survey of the dredging areas before the commencement of dredging works
• removal of dredged material by a cutter-suction dredge. This includes the movement of dredged material to the Dredged Material Management Facility
• post-work hydrographic survey of the entire Newport Canal system after dredging works.

Dredging timeline

• Start date: November 2025
• Duration: approximately five months, subject to weather conditions.
• Working hours: Monday to Saturday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, excluding public holidays.

The Newport Waterways canal system is narrow in places. The dredging contractor will ensure that the impact of other vessels’ use of the waterway is minimal.