Port of Miami Micro-Tunneling in Preparation for Deep Dredge

The Government Cut Utility Relocation Projects were completed in September 2013 in preparation for the currently ongoing Deep Dredge at the Port of Miami, and represent the largest design-build project completed by the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department to date, and the first of the Consent Decree to upgrade its sewer system.The Deep Dredge is being completed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and will deepen the access channels at the Port of Miami from the current (-)42 feet (13 m) to (-)50 feet (15 m), enabling larger cargo ships to enter the port with the upcoming expansion of the Panama Canal.The utility relocation consists of the replacement of a critical 54-inch diameter (1,370 mm) forcemain that transmits sewage from Miami Beach and surrounding communities, including Bal Harbour and Bay Harbor Islands, to the Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant in Virginia Key.