As the state’s dredging coordinator, the CRMC will be working with project manager The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Rhode Island, as well as the City of Providence, R.I. Department of Transportation, 195 Commission, and Providence Foundation to remove approximately 22,000 cubic yards of material from bank to bank from the Amtrak bridge under the Providence Place Mall to the Crawford Street Bridge piers. The material will be beneficially reused at a redevelopment site in the city and possibly to cap a landfill in Pawtucket, and the silty material will either be beneficially reused by TNC for marsh creation and elevation in the Seekonk River, or trucked to a Providence Redevelopment lot at 70 Houghton Street.

River Restoration: Small Dredges Prove Useful in Waterways (J.F. Brennan, Inc.)

Video: Waterplace Park Dredging Overview (J.F. Brennan, Inc.)

CRMC slated to begin dredging of Waterplace Park in November

Waterplace Park and Providence River Dredging Project October 2nd Public Meeting:
— Presentation (PDF)
— Questions and Answers (PDF)

Waterplace Park dredging status update 12/10/19

Waterplace Park dredging status update 12/02/19

Just a little PSA/Reminder: Please pick up after yourself! Trash and other items ends up in the river (see dredge cutter head at left)!

Dredging will start up again today and continue for approximately a week. Check back here for more updates.