![]() ![]() ![]() The price for the project has increased to more than $505 million, compared to $490 million when the Army Corps of Engineers initially signed off on the plan last year. We’re hoping they will get their funds released and we’ll be able to start,” she said. We expect something between now and March. “Once the Alaska District is able to access their federal funds in the F21 Work Plan, we will move immediately into the design phase - that’s a two-year phase. Now the plan has been approved by Congress, Joy Baker, Nome’s Port Director, said the project now moves into the design phase and continues its quest for funding. “Getting over this hump is monumental for our area.” “This project has been on the planning table and been advanced by the city for a decade,” he said. Nome Mayor John Handeland said getting the Congressional authorization for the project accomplishes a major hurdle. Included in the 2020 Water Resources Development Act, which become part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Deep Draft Port project proposes plans for an extended west causeway and a new deep-water basin at Nome’s Port. ![]() (Photo courtesy of the City of Nome)Īfter years of waiting, the Arctic Deep Draft Port project in Nome was authorized by Congress on Dec. PND’s model rendering for the design of a potential Arctic Deep Draft Port in Nome. ![]()
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