Filling The Bay: Deepening the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbors

by Nicholas E. Malasavage, P.E., Ph.D., (M.ASCE), Civil Engineer; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, nicholas.e.malasavage@usace.army.mil,
David V. Doak, P.E., Civil Engineer; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, david.v.doak@usace.army.mil,


Serial Information: Geo-Strata —Geo Institute of ASCE, 2015, Vol. 19, Issue 3, Pg. 38-42,44


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

The project to deepen the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbors from elevation -42 to -50 ft was federally authorized in 1999 to accommodate the next generation of post-Panamax container ships. The project, which produced a total of 12.8 million yds of the deepening material, made disposal a unique challenge from the perspective of both environmental and financial cost.

Subject Headings: Project management | Ports and harbors | Container shipping | Ships | Financial management | Federal government | Construction costs

 

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