# Gela port dredging and redevelopment project > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/gela-port-dredging-and-redevelopment-project > Updated: 2026-09-28T10:03:53.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2. The Western Sicilian Sea Port System Authority has moved forward with a dredging project for the Porto Rifugio in Gela, Sicily, valued at approximately 6.5 million euros. The project documentation has been transmitted to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport following a favorable opinion from the Technical Administrative Committee of the Interregional Superintendency for Public Works for Sicily and Calabria. Because the port is located within the Gela National Environmental Site (SIN), the project requires specific authorizations and is being processed by the Ministry of the Environment. Local officials, including the Mayor of Gela and the extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicily Port System Authority, are resuming institutional dialogue to evaluate the progress of this long-standing project. Regional deputy Rosetta Cirrone Cipolla has indicated intentions to seek a verifiable timeline from the Sicilian Regional Assembly to ensure the complete redevelopment of port facilities, including Porto Isola. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-28: Gela port authorities resume dialogue over dredging project Gela officials and the Western Sicily Port System Authority are resuming dialogue to advance the 6.5 million euro Porto Rifugio dredging project following recent technical approvals. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/gela-port-authorities-resume-dialogue-over-dredging-project ### 2026-09-26: Port of Gela receives 6.5 million euro funding for dredging The Port of Gela has secured 6.5 million euros for dredging operations at Porto Rifugio, marking a step toward broader infrastructure redevelopment in Sicily. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/port-of-gela-receives-65-million-euro-funding-for-dredging --- Cite as: Gela port dredging and redevelopment project. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/gela-port-dredging-and-redevelopment-project