CoE: $274M for Port of Mobile

The Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $274M for the Port of Mobile, Ala., in its FY 2020 work plan, which officially provides the resources to dredge Alabama’s only port. The funding, which accounts for the full federal share of the project cost, will initiate and complete construction of the deepening and widening of the navigation channel. Following the required preliminary steps, construction is expected to begin at the end of 2020. (Source: Work Boat 02/12/20)