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Georgia officials pushing to study another deepening of Savannah's harbor get a key endorsement
Savannah harbor deepening
Governor Brian Kemp was at the Port of Savannah March 25 to urge Congress to pass the Water Resources Development bill which includes funding for a study to deepen and widen the Port of Savannah. (Barbara Augsdorfer/Effingham Herald)
SAVANNAH — Georgia officials picked up a key congressional endorsement Monday as they seek a federal study on whether the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah should be deepened again following a harbor expansion that was completed in 2022 and cost nearly $1 billion.
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