March 2021 Project update:

BE ADVISED: 

1.  In-Canal dredging is complete. A total of 182,488 cubic yards of sediments was removed from the Canal over the three-year dredging program.
2.  Processing and transport of the dredged sediment from the dewatering site on Canal Rd will continue through the end of this month. The material is being transported to the American Cyanamid Site in Bridgewater, NJ for beneficial reuse.

3.  Restoration of the project sites will occur in the spring and early summer, and is expected to be complete by the end of June, constituting the end of the project.

December 2020 Project update:

BE ADVISED: 

1.  In-Canal dredging is complete as of December 5, 2020. Removal of equipment from the Canal and the access areas along the Canal (“demobilization”) will continue for several weeks
2.  Processing of the dredged sediment at the dewatering site will continue through the winter and into 2021. Transport of dried material by truck will start on January 11 and continue for several months. The material will be transported to the American Cyanamid Site in Bridgewater, NJ for beneficial reuse.

3.  A total of 233,000 tons of material was removed from the Canal over the three-year dredging program.

operations to begin in the spring:

BE ADVISED:  The D&R Canal Dredging project will begin operations at Access Area 5 (East Millstone Park) located near the intersection of MARKET STREET and AMWELL ROAD starting on, or about, APRIL 1, 2020. The initial work involves mobilization of equipment and materials to the area, as well as a small soil sampling program. The contractor will occupy this area to support operations through October 31, 2020. Demobilization and restoration of the area will be conducted during November 2020.