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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, PORTLAND DISTRICT SELECTS J.E. MCAMIS TO COMPLETE THE FINAL PHASE OF THE COLUMIBIA RIVER DEEPENING PROJECT
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has awarded the final contract for the Columbia River Channel Improvement Project to J.E. McAmis Inc.
Work on the $52 million final phase of the contract will begin in early October with the removal of nearly 2.5 million CY of material from RM 65+00 to RM 67+00 near Longview, Washington.
Additionally, J.E. McAmis will drill and blast a between 500,000 - 600,000 CY of material between RM 87+00 and RM 88+00 near St. Helens, Oregon.
J.E. McAmis' work will complete the Columbia River Project which has been a two decade effort to deepen the 103-mile navigation channel allowing larger, deeper draft ship and heavier-loaded vessels access to inland ports throughout the Pacific Northwest.
The Columbia River moves $19 billion of commerce annually, and is the single largest wheat and barley export gateway in the US.
The project is scheduled for completion in September 2010.
For additional info, please visit www.crci-project.info
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