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Biden budget pumps $84 million into Virginia port deepening

June 1, 2021

The deepening and widening of Norfolk Harbor at the Port of Virginia was for the first time included in a federal budget with $83.7 million that will help ensure the project remains on course for completion in 2024.

The project funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was part of President Joe Biden’s 2022 budget proposal released on Friday. The $350 million project will deepen the port’s channels to 55 feet and widen the channels to allow two-way traffic for ultra-large container ships and would make the Port of Virginia the deepest port on the U.S. East Coast. Initial dredging began in December 2019.

“We are very happy to see that the president’s budget includes a new start designation and funding for the construction of the inner harbor portion of our channel deepening and widening project,” Virginia Port Authority CEO Stephen Edwards told FreightWaves.

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