NWSA, Army Corps agree to deepening study of Tacoma Harbor
Channel: The Northwest Seaport Alliance
Date: 2018-08-21

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Northwest Seaport Alliance signed a feasibility cost-sharing agreement to initiate a feasibility study of navigation improvements to the Blair and Sitcum waterways at the Port of Tacoma. The study will evaluate navigation improvement alternatives, including deepening. This is a first step to deepen the federal channels serving the Port of Tacoma, allowing them to handle the largest ships calling ports in North America.