Port of Melbourne says channel project is "on time"

A project to deepen a channel to Melbourne's port is on time and within budget as it approaches 500 days since it began.

In a report in The Melbourne Times, the Port of Melbourne Corporation said the project, which began in February last year, had removed 19 million cubic metres of sand and silt - equating to about 83 per cent of the total amount to be dredged.

The port said the project was on budget and on schedule to be completed by August 31st.

Port of Melbourne CEO Stephen Bradford said he was pleased with the project's progress. "Works have been carried out with minimal disruption to users of the bay and we have seen no evidence to suggest dredging has impacted on its ecological health," he said.

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