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LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 31323
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening project…
LMRFC update for the OH & MS Rivers 31023
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released this update on river stage conditions today. “Crests are still progressing down the lower Mississippi River and cresting conditions should reach New Orleans, LA in 1 1/2 weeks.…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 3723
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening project…
LMRFC Update for MS River Water Conditions 3623
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released an update below on river stage conditions today. “The system from last week has exited the area and the projected rainfall on Friday was less than expected…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 3623
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The GLENN EDWARDS is dredging under Southwest…
LAMA’s USACE Mississippi River Maintenance Forum Meeting Notes 3123
LAMA’s report on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi River Maintenance Forum meeting held yesterday morning, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 is here and the corresponding agenda is here.
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 22823
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The GLENN EDWARDS is dredging under Southwest…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 22223
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The GLENN EDWARDS is dredging under Southwest…
LMRFC Update for MS River Water Conditions 22223
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released the following update on river stage conditions today. “No big changes. The crests on the lower Ohio and lower Mississippi Rivers are slightly higher due to more rainfall since last Wednesday’s…
USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions 21723
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) anticipates completing revetment operations at the White Castle #2 location (Mile 193.4 AHP) on Sunday, February 19, 2023. White Castle #2 is the last site for the Fiscal Year 2022 revetment work, Fiscal…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 21323
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction) dredging under Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Rental Contract #2-2021.…
USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions 21323
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began revetment operations at the White Castle #2 location (Mile 193.4 AHP), the last revetment site for Fiscal Year 2022, on February 8, 2023. Working hours remain 0600 hours to 1900 hours with…
USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions 2923
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completed revetment operations at the White Castle #3 location (Mile 192.7 AHP) yesterday and then commenced work at White Castle #2 (Mile 193.4 AHP) (February 8, 2023). White Castle #2 is the last…
USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues revetment operations at the White Castle #3 location (Mile 192.7 AHP) and now expects to complete this site tomorrow and then move upriver a few hundred feet to commence work at White…
USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions 2323
The Big River Coalition’s Corps 2022/2023 Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions Update 2323 is here for your reference. The updated schedule of work as provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on February 2, 2023 is here and…
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 2223
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completed channel maintenance dredging efforts on the Crossings Above New Orleans for Fiscal Year 2022 on November 21, 2022. The Hopper Dredge Disposal Area (HDDA) project dredge contract removed approximately 4 million cubic…
LAMA’s USACE Mississippi River Maintenance Forum Meeting Notes 2123
LAMA’s report on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi River Maintenance Forum meeting held this morning, Wednesday, February 1, 2023 is here and the corresponding agenda is here.
USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions 12423
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completed the revetment operations at the Greenville Bend location (Mile 99.8 Above Head of Passes) last night and will start work at the White Castle #3 location (Mile 192.7 AHP) tomorrow morning. The…
USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions 12323
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completed the revetment operations at the Greenville Bend location (Mile 99.8 Above Head of Passes) this evening, Monday, January 23, 2023. The Mat Sinking Unit will move upriver tomorrow to prepare for…
Dredge Pipeline Removals Completed
Weeks Marine (dredge contractor) provided the following update at 1338 hours regarding the submerged dredge pipeline removal operations at the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area: “Both closures have been completed and the river is back open to normal traffic, please reach out with…
