We are undertaking scheduled maintenance dredging works within the Newport Waterways canal estate.
The project works include maintenance dredging in the following locations:
- Kingfisher Canal
- Northern Marina Basin
- Skua Canal
- Curlew Canal
- The intersection between Kestrel Canal and Albatross Canal
- Walkers Creek Canal.
Scope of works
The scope of the maintenance dredging works will encompass:
- preparatory works at the Griffith Road Dredged Material Management Facility
- pre-work hydrographic survey of the dredging areas before the commencement of dredging works
- removal of dredged material by cutter-suction dredge. This includes movement of dredged material to the Dredged Material Management Facility
- post-work hydrographic survey of the entire Newport Canal system after dredging works.
Dredging timeline
- Start Date: early 2025
- Duration: approximately five months, subject to weather conditions.
- Working hours: Monday to Saturday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, excluding public holidays.
The Newport Waterways canal system is narrow in places. The dredging contractor will ensure that the impact of other vessels' use of the waterway is minimal.