OSWEGO, N.Y. — W.D. Malone Trucking & Excavating Inc. of Oswego is building a new deep-water marina on the site of the former Goble Dry Dock and Shipyard at the Port of Oswego. The Port of Oswego Authority recently awarded the construction contract for the $2.1 million project, which is happening adjacent to the port’s […]
OSWEGO, N.Y. — W.D. Malone Trucking & Excavating Inc. of Oswego is building a new deep-water marina on the site of the former Goble Dry Dock and Shipyard at the Port of Oswego.
The Port of Oswego Authority recently awarded the construction contract for the $2.1 million project, which is happening adjacent to the port’s west pier, William Scriber, Port of Oswego Authority executive director and CEO, said.
The port announced the project last November. According to William Scriber, Port executive director and CEO: “We anticipate the second phase of construction to start before winter and be finished by late sprint, 2023.”
“We are extremely happy to have awarded this project to a local contractor,” Frances Enwright, who chairs the Port of Oswego Authority board of directors, said. “It’s exciting to be creating more opportunities for boaters in Oswego and access to facilities on Lake Ontario.”
The new deep-water marina is part of the New York State Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI). The state created the REDI program in 2019 “to increase the resilience of shoreline communities and bolster economic development in the region … in response to the extended pattern of flooding along the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River,” per the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“Projects like the marina cement the Port Authority’s mission to not only create industrial and commercial development, but recreational opportunities as well,” Scriber said. “I’m delighted that we are advancing our major position as a multi-faceted Port Authority on the Great Lakes.”
Under the REDI program, the Port of Oswego Authority was awarded $1.8 million to create the new marina. It’s also using an additional $361,284 from the Passenger Freight Rail Assistance Program for the project.
“The 24-slip marina will have modern docks with both power and water available,” Scriber said. “It will also have a pavilion and new bathroom facilities — all within walking distance to downtown Oswego — and will focus on the boating community and allow direct access to the many local businesses downtown.”
The new marina will include a docking area for the H. Lee White Museum’s boat for lighthouse tours, the Port of Oswego said.
“Because this is a deep-water marina, it will accommodate deeper draft recreational boats in a protected area, thus eliminating the need for a breakwater when they are tied up there,” Scriber noted.
The Port of Oswego’s strategic location at the crossroads of the Northeastern North American shipping market, puts them less than 350 miles from 60 million people. It also has 14 companies that call it home for its domestic and international operations.
As one of the most-productive ports in the Great Lakes, the port supports 209 local jobs, $26.7 million in economic activity, and $13.8 million in personal income and local consumption expenditures.