A $2.3 million contract awarded in April 2026 to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Co. will see approximately 190,000 cubic yards of sediment mechanically dredged from the federal navigation channels in Buffalo’s outer harbor and river channel. About 110,000 cubic yards will be placed in the Corps’ confined disposal facility, and roughly 80,000 cubic yards will go into the abandoned Shipping Slip 3 starting August 1 and completing by August 25, during which paddle craft are prohibited near Wilkeson Pointe. The harbor was last dredged in 2024 and is on a two-year cycle.