Georgetown Harbor dredging project set to begin, expected to finish by September

WMBF News reports that MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A $3.5 million dredging project is set to begin in Georgetown Harbor within the next few weeks, with officials expecting completion by September.

The project is a partnership with the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers and is part of a broader effort to revitalize the waterfront and attract new businesses to the area.

Over time, accumulated sand and silt have reduced channel depths to less than 5 feet in critical areas of the harbor.

The dredging project will restore those channels to a 12-foot depth.

“So we are expecting them to be done by September,” said Sonja Carter, project manager with the Army Corps of Engineers.