By Nazario Rodriguez Jr.
Horizon news staff

The Project for the Improvement of North Dock in Peleliu is expected to be finished by the end of this month, according to Project Manager Takaatsu Uchida of the Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.
The ribbon cutting for the $5.21 million project is tentatively set on the second week of February during yesterday’s meeting with various agencies concern at the Conference Room of the Bureau of Marine Resources.
Present at the monthly meeting were Peleliu Governor Jackson Ngiraingas, JICA Resident Representative Notsu Yoshio, BMR Director Theo Ismau, EQPB Environmental Engineer Alex Apostol, Ecoh K. Fukumitsu.
Based on the progress report released by Uchida, a new pier will be installed by the end of January.
On dredging works, the length of access channel is almost completed from the starting point of the dock to the end of the 5.5km access channel.
The dredging work is scheduled to be finished by Jan. 20.
Also based on the progress report, there will be two navigation to be installed by Jan. 27.
It also said that all the equipment including dredger, dump trucks and other equipment would be demobilized after the installation of the navigation.
A safety meeting was held on Jan. 15 while the final inspection of bathymetric survey of dredging work started Jan. 10 and anybody can join the inspection.