Ross Island Sand Wins Sacramento and Stockton Dredging Contract

Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co., Portland, Oregon, has won an $8.7 million contract for annual maintenance dredging of the Sacramento and Stockton Deep Water Ship Channels.

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According to the Department of Defense, the dredging will take place in Sacramento and Stockton, California, with an estimated completion date of January 15, 2020.

The work consists of maintenance dredging to achieve project depth in specific areas of the federal navigation channels of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, reported the Army Corps.

Under the deal, the project depth for the Sacramento DWSC -30-ft and 1-ft of paid overdepth contains approximately 100,000 cubic yards of dredged material to be excavated from the Sacramento DWSC.

The project depth for the Stockton DWSC -35-ft and 1-ft of paid overdepth, and -40-ft with no overdepth for the sediment trap located near the Port of Stockton, contains approximately 200,000 cubic yards of dredged material to be excavated from the Stockton DWSC.