State environmental regulators have approved a $1 billion Port of Miami tunnel project.The Miami Herald reports the state Department of Environmental Protection gave the project a green light, Associated Press reports.
The decision will allow workers to begin drilling as scheduled in early November.
Regulators also approved depositing the 400,000 cubic yards of dirt produced by drilling on Virginia Key. Miami-Dade County must certify the fill is clean and approve a plan to use it for the island's environmental restoration.
Some environmentalists and park activists had raised concerns about depositing fill in Virginia Key, a barrier island off Miami.
The permits will be final unless an objection is filed within 21 days.
The project will create two separate tunnels scheduled to open in 2014.
The decision will allow workers to begin drilling as scheduled in early November.
Regulators also approved depositing the 400,000 cubic yards of dirt produced by drilling on Virginia Key. Miami-Dade County must certify the fill is clean and approve a plan to use it for the island's environmental restoration.
Some environmentalists and park activists had raised concerns about depositing fill in Virginia Key, a barrier island off Miami.
The permits will be final unless an objection is filed within 21 days.
The project will create two separate tunnels scheduled to open in 2014.