Following reports of shoaling in Clearwater Pass, this dredging is most welcome.

Routine Dredging To Begin In Clearwater Pass by D’Ann Lawrence White, Clearwater Patch Staff

And the Local Notice from Week 20/18

FLORIDA – TAMPA BAY TO PORT RICHEY – CLEARWATER PASS: Dredge Operations
Maintenance dredging of Clearwater Pass in Pinellas County is scheduled to begin on approximately May 5, 2018 and will take an estimated 35 days to complete. The project includes dredging within the federal navigation channel at Clearwater Pass to previously authorized depths in the entrance channel, from the bridge to the junction with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and branching into Clearwater Harbor Approximately 60,000 cubic yards of dredged material will be placed in a nearshore disposal area located north of the inlet. The work will be performed using the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dredge, MURDEN. The channels from Clearwater Pass to the Beach Marina Basin when shoaled create a navigation hazard for boaters. This project will alleviate shoaling and will allow safe passage for boaters transiting the channel. Project updates will be available at www.saj.usace.army.mil. Chart 11411 LNM 20/18

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