2020/2021 Revetment Schedule Update 122920
2020/2021 Transit Restrictions Update 123020
The Big River Coalition’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2020/2021 Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions Update 123020 and most recent schedule of work for the remaining revetment operations are included at the above links.
Please note an update on the schedule for work at Avondale Bend that work could complete on January 2nd and not January 3rd – the scheduled start at Saint Gabriel could start as early as January 4, 2020.
The second set of working dates for Plaquemine Bend were omitted from yesterday’s update.
The schedule for revetment operations at the remaining locations and expected transit restrictions are listed in the table below.
Adjustments to both the schedule of work and transit restrictions may be necessary considering a forecasted spike in river stages, changes will be distributed upon notification.
2020/21 USACE Revetment Schedule and
Restrictions Secondary Locations Below Baton Rouge
| Secondary
Locations |
Mile
(Right or Left) |
2020/2021 Scheduled Dates | Restrictions |
|
Avondale Bend |
108.6 RDB |
December 29 to January 3 |
One-way transits with slow bell during working hours. MSU to fold in at night. |
|
Saint Gabriel |
200.0 LDB |
January 5 to January 8 [2021] |
No southbound traffic and northbound traffic is limited to vessels having drafts of 25 feet or less during working hours. MSU will fold in at night. |
|
Plaquemine Bend |
208.5 RDB |
January 9 to January 14 January 19 to January 22 [2021] |
No southbound traffic and northbound traffic is limited to vessels having drafts of 25 feet or less during working hours. MSU will fold in at night. |
If the revetment operations at Avondale complete on January 2nd then the work at Saint Gabriel would begin on January 4th. There will be no revetment operations conducted from January 15 to January 17 and January 18 will be a partial work day (Plaquemine Bend).
The restrictions at both the Saint Gabriel and Plaquemine Bend locations are expected to be the same:
“No southbound traffic and northbound traffic is limited to vessels having drafts of 25 feet or less during working hours. MSU will fold in at night.”
Working hours are from 0600 hours to 1800 hours, although completion is dependent upon multiple factors that could mean completing earlier or working later.
The Mat Sinking Unit will fold in at night – no night time transit restrictions are expected related to the revetment operations.
The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) to detail the transit restrictions for Saint Gabriel and Plaquemine Bend, when the MSIB is released a follow up message will be issued.
Vessel agents will be encouraged to coordinate closely with LAMA and the Federal and NOBRA Pilots to move vessels through the area of revetment operations at Saint Gabriel and Plaquemine Bend, especially for southbound traffic with deeper drafts.
