Dubuque Company To Get $8 Million For Restoration Project

A Dubuque company has received an $8.8 million contract to construct a habitat restoration project on the Mississippi River near Prairie du Chien. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Newt Marine Service will begin the project in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Reports say that the project will restore eroding peninsulas around McGregor Lake and dredge backwater fish habitat. The project also will enhance forest habitat in the floodplain. Most of the site work will begin in spring 2021.