U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  CARGO GROWTH  NEED FOR THE PROJECT  DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT  SEDIMENT VOLUMES  PLACEMENT AREAS  CARGO GROWTH  NEED FOR THE PROJECT  DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT  SEDIMENT VOLUMES  PLACEMENT AREAS Savannah Harbor Expansion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  SEDIMENT VOLUMES  PLACEMENT AREAS  EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS  STUDY SCHEDULE  CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE  SEDIMENT VOLUMES  PLACEMENT AREAS  EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS  STUDY SCHEDULE  CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Savannah Harbor Expansion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CARGO GROWTH Savannah Harbor Expansion Georgia Ports Authority Total Tonnage 16-year History FY ,428,755 1,819,552 13,296,336 15,310,037 Millions of Tons  7.3% FY04 over FY03  11.7% FY05 over FY04  15.% FY03 over FY02 Between the 5 years FY02 through FY06, GPA’s total tonnage grew by 52%. Source: GPA Marketing 20,222,  9.9% FY06 over FY05 06

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CARGO GROWTH Savannah Harbor Expansion FY Source: GPA Marketing (In Thousands of TEU’s) 1,572,734  4.5% FY04 over FY03  12% FY05 over FY04  31.5% FY03 over FY02 1,761,102 1,145,016 Between the 5 years FY02 through FY06, Savannah’s throughput has grown by 78%. Port of Savannah Container Throughput 16-year History In Thousands of TEUs 2,041,  15.9% FY06 over FY ,505,379 USWC Labor Unrest

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NEED FOR THE PROJECT Savannah Harbor Expansion ForecastCapacity Staying Ahead of the Growth Curve Fiscal Year 2006 Throughput 2.04 million TEUs Current Annual Throughput Capacity 2.62 million TEUs Future Annual Throughput Capacity 5.07 million TEUs (by 2018) In Millions of TEUs FY Actual

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT  Deepen 2 to 6 feet (from 42-feet)  Inner harbor – 20 miles  Entrance channel – 6 miles  Deepen & widen one turning basin  Construct a passing area  Construct four bend wideners  Nearshore placement of bar channel sediments  Mitigation  modify tidal creeks  dissolved oxygen improvement system DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT  Deepen 2 to 6 feet (from 42-feet)  Inner harbor – 20 miles  Entrance channel – 6 miles  Deepen & widen one turning basin  Construct a passing area  Construct four bend wideners  Nearshore placement of bar channel sediments  Mitigation  modify tidal creeks  dissolved oxygen improvement system Savannah Harbor Expansion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers SEDIMENT VOLUMES ENTRANCE CHANNEL INNER HARBOR 2-Foot Deepening 7 MCY 3 MCY 6-Foot Deepening17 MCY10 MCY Savannah Harbor Expansion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers PLACEMENT AREAS  Inner Harbor – existing CDFs  Entrance Channel – open water PLACEMENT AREAS  Inner Harbor – existing CDFs  Entrance Channel – open water Savannah Harbor Expansion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Inner Harbor

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nearshore Sediment Placement

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS  Inner Harbor – existing CDFs  Long pumping distances  Controls on depth  Entrance Channel – open water  Shallow water at placement sites  Window for hopper dredges EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS  Inner Harbor – existing CDFs  Long pumping distances  Controls on depth  Entrance Channel – open water  Shallow water at placement sites  Window for hopper dredges Savannah Harbor Expansion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers STUDY SCHEDULE  Draft GRR & EIS – Oct 07  Final GRR & EIS – Mar 08  Agency approvals –Apr 08  Agency approvals – Apr 08  ROD signed –  ROD signed – Apr 08 STUDY SCHEDULE  Draft GRR & EIS – Oct 07  Final GRR & EIS – Mar 08  Agency approvals –Apr 08  Agency approvals – Apr 08  ROD signed –  ROD signed – Apr 08 Savannah Harbor Expansion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE  Sign PCA – late FY08  Construction contracts  Entrance channel – FY09 (3 years)  Inner harbor – FY10/11 (two)  Mitigation – FY10/11  Dissolved oxygen system – FY10/11  Dike raising – FY12 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE  Sign PCA – late FY08  Construction contracts  Entrance channel – FY09 (3 years)  Inner harbor – FY10/11 (two)  Mitigation – FY10/11  Dissolved oxygen system – FY10/11  Dike raising – FY12 Savannah Harbor Expansion

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