*Popponesset Approach Channel - Dredging Update*

Notice #4 – August 28, 2023 Popponesset Approach Channel - Dredging Update

REFERENCE THE GRAPHIC ATTACHED AND BELOW/ALL POSITIONS AS SHOWN ARE APPROXIMATE:

MOBILIZING HAS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO A CREW SHORTAGE. IT WILL RESUME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT DUE TO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND DREDGING MOST LIKELY WON'T START UNTIL NEXT WEEK (WEEK OF 9/3).

THE COUNTY DREDGE COD FISH II AND BARGE WITH BOOSTER STATION ARE ANCHORED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SPIT (#1).

TWO SECTIONS OF DREDGE PIPE (3,000’ & 3,500’ IN LENGTH) ARE SUBMERGED WITHIN THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA.

THE PIPE IS MARKED WITH YELLOW FLOATS EVERY 300’, WITH ORANGE FLOATS MARKING THE LOCATION OF THE ANCHORS. A ‘DANGER PIPE’ BUOY IS MARKING THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF PIPE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CHANNEL.

BOATERS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED BELOW AS THE WATER DEPTHS IN THIS AREA ARE SHALLOW AND

WITH THE PIPES DIAMETER AT 18” THE RISK OF STRIKING THE PIPE IS VERY HIGH.

CONTACTS:

KEN CIRILLO, COUNTY DREDGE DIRECTOR, 508.375.3655, OR VIA EMAIL AT KENNETH.CIRILLO@CAPECOD.GOV OR

ROBERT TOMAINO, HARBORMASTER, 508.539.1410, OR VIA EMAIL AT RTOMAINO@MASHPEEMA.GOV