IPort of Townsville Limited ihlanganisa unyaka obalulekile namuhla ngephrojekthi yayo Yokuthuthukisa Isiteshi njengoba igubha unyaka owodwa wokunwetshwa kwesiteshi.
“Ngaleso sikhathi, sesisuse ama-cubic metres angu-1.65 million we-dredge material, sehlisa izikebhe ezingu-1126 futhi sasebenza amahora angu-359,009,” kusho iPort.
Iphrojekthi ka-$232m yokuthuthukisa isiteshi izobona isiteshi sePlatypus (ekugcineni kwechweba) sinwetshwa sibe ngu-180m, sincipha sibe ngu-120m ngasogwini, ukuze kuhlaliswe imikhumbi efinyelela ku-300m ubude lapho iqedwa ngo-2024.
Zonke izinto ze-dredge ezisusiwe njengengxenye yephrojekthi yokuthuthukisa isiteshi zibuyiselwa emhlabeni ukuze zibekwe endaweni yokulungiswa kabusha kwe-62ha.
Sekukonke, cishe ama-cubic metres ayizigidi ezi-3.4 wezinto ezibonakalayo azosuswa esiteshini semikhumbi esingu-14.9km.