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- [Host] The Norfolk District

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US Army Corps of Engineers navigation team

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arrived at Croatan Point
here in early February

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to replace pilings and a floating dock

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in preparation

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for the next iteration of dredging.

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- [Man] We got some wind blowing today...

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- [Host] About five times per year,

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Army Corps vessels

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perform dredging operations in Rudee Inlet

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but boats that dredge the federal channel

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are too large to large to fit

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under the Rudee Inlet Bridge,

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so they moor at the edge of the inlet.

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- Well, I think there's not a lot of room

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for the pipeline, it's
a pretty large pipeline.

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And the Corps dredges,

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they can't go up under the bridge

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so it's easy access to go out
to the main ocean out there,

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they have to come in here.

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- [Host] The team is replacing

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dilapidated pile clusters
and a floating dock

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as part of the Rudee Inlet
Federal Navigation Project,

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in partnership with a local sponsor,

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the city of Virginia Beach.

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Chris Tolson, the project manager,

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said that recently,

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dredge captains have voiced concerns

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regarding the failure of the structures,

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so the crews are tasked

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in replacing and upgrading them.

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The twenty-year-old wooden
post used to secure the boats

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are nearing the end of their service life,

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and are being upgraded
from seven-piling clusters

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to nearly double the girth.

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These more robust structures

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will serve to secure heavier vessels.

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The Army Corps hopper dredge,

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Currituck,

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is scheduled to arrive in March.