Navigation dredging works at Tuncurry are scheduled to commence in the coming weeks.
Dredging Solutions will undertake the works that will see up to 17,000 cubic meters of sand dredged from the estuary to improve safe navigation.
The works will see the removal of accumulated marine sediments in the channel from west of the Point Road boat ramp and extending out to the main channel of the lake.
Dredging works will cover a larger area then previous navigation dredging campaigns in this section of the lake due to considerable sand accumulation within the main channel south of the Forster Tuncurry Bridge.
This dredging project at Tuncurry is funded 50/50 between MidCoast Council and the NSW Government under the former Rescuing our Waterways Program.
This will ensure improved safe navigation for waterway users in this area of Wallis Lake.
The dredge material will be temporarily stockpiled and de-watered at Vincent Fazio Park before being trucked away from the site.
The works are expected to take approximately six weeks to complete.
It is important to note this work is not the dredging work that will clear the main channel.
This work is the first stage in addressing wider sand shoaling and safe navigation issues within Wallis Lake, with further dredging planned for late summer / autumn 2024.
