Officials estimate that dredging of the Cuyahoga River in preparation for the removal of the Gorge Dam will begin in two weeks.

The project is funded through a mix of federal and state money.

The sediment and dam removal are projected to take roughly two years each.

Before the Cuyahoga River can thunder freely over the falls encased by the Gorge Dam, the bottom of the river must be dredged to remove a trove of toxic materials — a process that will begin in roughly two weeks.

Lisa Vogel, U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator, reviewed the process Aug. 28 for visiting officials including Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, U.S. Reps. Emilia Sykes and Shontel Brown and several others at the site where the work is to be performed.

Vogel described how 850,000 cubic yards of sediment contaminated by lead, cad

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