Let the Super Scoop begin: Savannah port deepening to soon start
Let the Super Scoop begin.
After twenty years of study, bureaucratic delays, environmental roadblocks and political shenanigans, the deepening of the Savannah River – the state’s most critical development project in decades — could get underway by the end of the year.
State and federal negotiators are putting final touches on agreements covering $706 million worth of environmental, engineering and financial responsibilities that the two will take on.
A boatload of Georgia politicians, including U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, will bask in the project’s long-awaited glory Wednesday as the documents are signed.
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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
