The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is initiating a $3 million project to dredge Mattituck Harbor. Work will begin Oct. 1 and be done by Seacoast Construction, a West Sayville based marine contractor.
The project is expected to be complete in early November, Southold Supervisor Al Krupski said at Tuesday’s Town Board work session.
Congressman Nick LaLota was helpful in getting the funding for this project, Mr. Krupski noted, adding that the dredging will make the waterway safer and "navigable."
"There will be disruption for that month," the supervisor said. "We want to make sure people are aware, if they’re coming in and out, because there’s going to be big barges in the breakwater, in the mouth of it, and then they’re going to be working on it inside the channel so [boaters] just have to be mindful. It’s no different than a road paving project; there’s inconveniences, but once it’s done, you’re very happy."
Multiple stakeholders, including representatives of the Mattituck Chamber of Commerce, Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association, Mattituck Park District — as well as former Town Trustee Jim King, who lives on the harbor — were on hand at the work session to ask the contractor how the dredging operation would impact the broader community.
