GAICO Construction and General Services Inc. will recommence dredging of the Pomeroon River mouth by October 5, 2023.
According to a press release, last year, dredging had commenced and a substantial amount of work was done using Excavators on Barge up to the Waini River Mouth, but due to the Shallow Draft that was there prior to the commencement of dredging, the Hopper Dredge was unable to be used on this project.
“As a consequence, we had to change our dredging strategy to utilise a Cutter Head Dredge which can operate in a very shallow draft environment. This Cutter Head Dredge was on a major job and will be demobilised from that job this week and mobilise to Pomeroon immediately thereafter,” the company said.
In April 2022, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) signed a $569,300,000 contract with Gaico for the dredging of the mouth of the Pomeroon River.