Port Authority Could Fund New Delaware River Dredging Phase

摘要

Despite court rulings allowing it to dredge the Delaware River to a new depth of 45 feet to allow the port of Philadelphia to accommo-date expected traffic from the Panama Canal opening in 2014, continuing court challenges and Congressional hold-ups have left a funding shortfall.That's why the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority may step in to provide funding for the channel-deepening project's next phase, accord-ing to Delaware Online.The first phase of the channel deepening project, a 12-mile stretch between the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the Chesapeake & Dela-ware Canal, was completed this year, Edward Voigt, a Corps spokesman, told Delaware On-line on September 21.