Dredge Project Updates for the 2020-21 Season

March 2021 Project update:

BE ADVISED: 

  1.  In-Canal dredging is complete. A total of 182,488 cubic yards of sediments was removed from the Canal over the three-year dredging program.

  2.  Processing and transport of the dredged sediment from the dewatering site on Canal Rd will continue through the end of this month. The material is being transported to the American Cyanamid Site in Bridgewater, NJ for beneficial reuse.

  3.  Restoration of the project sites will occur in the spring and early summer, and is expected to be complete by the end of June, constituting the end of the project.

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December 2020 Project update:

BE ADVISED: 

  1.  In-Canal dredging is complete as of December 5, 2020. Removal of equipment from the Canal and the access areas along the Canal (“demobilization”) will continue for several weeks

  2.  Processing of the dredged sediment at the dewatering site will continue through the winter and into 2021. Transport of dried material by truck will start on January 11 and continue for several months. The material will be transported to the American Cyanamid Site in Bridgewater, NJ for beneficial reuse.

  3.  A total of 233,000 tons of material was removed from the Canal over the three-year dredging program.

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operations to begin in the spring:

BE ADVISED:  The D&R Canal Dredging project will begin operations at Access Area 5 (East Millstone Park) located near the intersection of MARKET STREET and AMWELL ROAD starting on, or about, APRIL 1, 2020. The initial work involves mobilization of equipment and materials to the area, as well as a small soil sampling program. The contractor will occupy this area to support operations through October 31, 2020. Demobilization and restoration of the area will be conducted during November 2020.

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PROJECT UPDATE:  JUNE 12, 2020

  • Preparation work for in-canal dredging will resume on June 15, 2020.

  • Dredging operations will begin approximately two weeks later and will continue through the fall of 2020.

  • As of June 29th, the Canal will be closed to boaters in active work areas between the Griggstown Causeway and Blackwells Mills while two dredges are in operation in that area. Once dredging in that area is complete, the Canal will re-open to boaters and the dredges will be moved downstream to continue towards Amwell Rd, which is the end of the project area.

  • Dredged material will continue to be transported via floating pipeline to the material dewatering area located outside of the canal and park areas. Once dry, the material will be transported by truck to the American Cyanamid Site in Bridgewater, NJ for beneficial reuse. All material dredged in 2019 has been delivered to the site.

  • 2020 was originally planned to be the final year of dredging, but delays in the start of the dredging season related to COVID-19 may result in the project timeline being extended. Any necessary extension to the timeline will be announced here. Final processing and transportation of dredged sediment will follow the end of the final dredging season.

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