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Dredging in Perdido Pass to begin this week
obaStaff • Oct 03, 2022
E. Stroud dredge boat
Orange Beach, Ala. - (OBA) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their dredging contractor, Mike Hooks LLC will begin work on dredging Perdido Pass this week.
The cutterhead suction dredge, the E. Stroud is currently on-site. Boaters are asked to be cautious around the dredge, pipes and any support vessels.
The project should take approximately 3 weeks to complete.
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