GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Dredging of the Grand Haven Inner Harbor is set to begin soon, following the awarding of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contract after months of delays.

There were plans to begin the dredging in the summer of this year, U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Michigan) said in a release, but new sediment testing requirements by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) delayed the process.

Rep. Scholten said she has been advocating for the project to move forward since January, and was working with the Whitmer Administration, USACE and EGLE to ensure that the project happened in 2025. She said that EGLE's new testing requirements were finalized just weeks before the dredging was supposed to begin.

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