GLDD kicks off New Haven Harbor improvement project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New England District will start work on a project to improve New Haven Harbor in Connecticut this week.

“New Haven Harbor is being modernized to strengthen the safe, efficient movement of essential goods and energy resources throughout Connecticut and the Northeast,” said Craig Martin, senior project manager with the USACE New England District. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Connecticut Port Authority, the project’s non-Federal sponsor, are advancing improvements that will allow larger, more efficient vessels to use the harbor while improving vessel maneuverability and reducing delays.”

The work has been coordinated with the U.S. Coast Guard, Connecticut Port Authority, New Haven Port Authority, federal and state regulating agencies, port pilots and stakeholders of the harbor. Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Company (GLDD), the USACE contractor awarded the job, is expected to complete the project over two dredge seasons (a five-month period between October to March) starting this week and running through the beginning of March 2028.

The New Haven Harbor Improvement Project will modernize the approximately 5.5-mile New Haven Harbor federal navigation project serving deep-water terminals at the head of navigation. Planned improvements include:

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