Posted on September 19, 2016
Enough sediment to fill as many as 20,000 dump trucks needs to be removed from the Tulsa Port of Catoosa’s 1¾-mile channel to restore its desired depth of 12 feet.
The port authority gave its approval during a board meeting Wednesday to prepare plans and advertise for bids.
Cost was estimated to run between $700,000 and $1 mil- lion, depending on the cost for removing some 200,000 cubic yards of sediment, board members were told. The silt buildup has reduced the channel depth to between 8 and 10 feet, according to a recent survey.
Major reason for the estimated cost variance, the authority was told, is because of the potential cost of finding contractors qualified to do the work, which could take several months.
There has been some spot dredging to remove sediment buildup where barges are moored, but the port channel was last dredged in about 2005.
Source: Tulsa World
