The South Harbor dredging project has made some progress this month as crews from contractor Western Marine spent the last couple of weeks assessing the area and beginning to dredge the outside of the harbor.

Though site work on the project is still in the early stages, crews have taken over half a dozen loads of material, with approximately 500 cubic yards of material in each load, to the disposal side in Frederick Sound according to Harbormaster Glo Wollen.

They began their work at the end of C float and have been making their way toward Ocean Beauty before they dig inward to Middle Harbor a...