Proposed Projects
Wilmington Harbor Sand Management Plan (WHSMP) – Historically, the Village of Bald Head Island, Caswell Beach, and Oak Island have received sand dredged from the navigation channel per the WHSMP. The last maintenance relative to this plan, in which Bald Head Island was the recipient of sand, was winter 2022/2023. The next projected placement of sand on BHI is 2027, and this is contingent upon Federal funding. View the WHSMP HERE (Appendix A).
Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvement Project – The N.C. State Ports Authority is paying for and planning for a project to deepen the Cape Fear River shipping channel by about five feet to an average depth of at least 47 feet. The Port Authority indicated that the existing channel conditions cannot accommodate newer, larger container ships (the ships being built today are three times larger).
The Village of Bald Head Island has submitted comments regarding the proposed project several times, including in October 2019 and June 2023.