Iphrojekthi yokuqala yokumba yeGold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) ka-2023 iqale muva nje emaphethelweni asenyakatho esiteshi saseWest Crab Island.
Le phrojekthi igxile ekulinganisweni kwemibhede kanye nokumbiwa kwezinti zesihlabathi, kuzosuswa isihlabathi esilinganiselwa ku-23,000 cubic metres futhi siphinde sisetshenziswe ngokunenzuzo ukondla ulwandle oluvulekile e-Narrowneck.
Ihlanganisa umsebenzi obalulekile we-GCWA wokumba ngo-2020, lapho kwasuswa khona isihlabathi esingu-30,000m3 ekugcineni kwesiteshi, sisekela ukufinyelela kuma-marinas, izindawo zokukhiqiza, izikhungo zesevisi kanye nemisele entshonalanga yesiteshi.
Njengamanje, iphrojekthi yokumba yesiteshi saseWest Crab Island (enyakatho) isingaphezudlwana kuka-50% esiphelele nesihlabathi esingu-15,600 cubic metres esisusiwe olwandle kuze kube manje.
Uhambo olungaphezu kuka-40 lwenziwe lusuka eParadise Point luya endaweni yokubeka iNarrowneck selokhu kwaqala ukwenziwa ekuqaleni kukaFebhuwari, kusho iGCWA kulesi sibuyekezo.
Uhlelo lwesiteshi saseWest Crab Island enyakatho dredging luhlelelwe ukuthi luphothulwe ekupheleni kuka-Ephreli 2023.