The City of Cape Coral has one of has one of the largest active canal dredging programs in the country.
The dredging process removes silt and helps maintain the water quality of the salt water access canal system. Dredging also helps navigability in the waterways. Dredging is an arduous process and may take six to eight weeks for one segment of an 80-ft. canal. Each year staff schedules specific canals for dredging activity. Here is the list of canals (and unit areas) where City crews plan to be working in 2010:
Unit # 65
- S.W. 47th Street and S.W. 10th Avenue to S.W. 40th Terrace and Skyline Boulevard.
- S.W. 11th Avenue between S.W. 47th Terrace and Mohawk Parkway.
- Maraudeur, Vaquero, Aloyone, Rugosa, and Santarita Canals - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarters of 2010.
Unit # 45
- S.W. 26th Street between S.W. 7th Place and Santa Barbara Boulevard to Gleason Parkway between S.W. 7th Place and Santa Barbara Boulevard
- Sunbeam, Niagara, Sovereign, and Barkentine Canals – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Quarters of 2010
NOTE: Some time frames may vary