Ala. port, CoE agreement

MOBILE, Ala. – Mobile's seaport modernization program reached another critical milestone June 19 when the state of Alabama and the Army Corps of Engineers entered into the Project Partnership Agreement that will deepen and widen the Port of Mobile in late 2024 or early 2025. Colonel Sebastien P. Joly, commander of the Mobile District, and John C. Driscoll, director/CEO of the Alabama State Port Authority, signed the agreement, which allows the CoE to move into contracting and construction phases to take the port’s federal channel to a depth of 50 feet. Construction is expected to begin, on the nearly $365.7M project, by the end of 2020. (Source: Port of Mobile 06/19/20) http://www.asdd.com/pdf/06172020_MobileHarbor_PPA.pdf