I-US Army Corps of Engineers, iSithili saseNorfolk sifumene isicelo semvume evela kwi-Virginia Port Authority malunga neprojekthi ye-Virginia International Gateway terminal dredging.
Iprojekthi ecetywayo ibandakanya indibaniselwano yemisebenzi emitsha kunye nokulungiswa kokugrumba ukwenza nzulu indawo yetheminali yezibuko ukuya kubunzulu obungama-58 eenyawo ze-MLLW.
Ngokutsho kweCorps, umfaki-sicelo ucebisa ukumpompa izixhobo ezotyiweyo ngokuthe ngqo ukusuka kwi-hydraulic dredge ukuya kwiiseli eziphakamileyo kwi-Craney Island Dredge Material Management Area (CIDMMA).
Itotali eqikelelweyo ye-1,148,000 yee-cubic yeeyadi zokombiwa kokuqala ibandakanya malunga ne-200,000 yee-cubic yeeyadi zezinto zokulungisa zokucoca.
Kokudilizwa okutsha, izixhobo zibandakanya malunga ne-548,000 yee-cubic yards ze-silt kunye nodongwe kunye ne-400,000 yee-cubic yeemitha zesanti entle enamaqhekeza eqokobhe.
Iprojekthi ecetywayo ibandakanya imijikelo yolondolozo lwexesha elizayo, ngokwesiseko njengoko kufuneka, ukugcina ubunzulu ngaphakathi kumjelo kunye nesitya ukuya kwi-58 yeenyawo ze-MLLW.Imijikelo emithathu (3) yokutsala ilindeleke ngobomi bemvume.