FINAL UPDATE JULY 12, 2023:
The pipeline removal project in Grand Pass Channel is complete and the pass is reopened to all traffic.
Watch Supervisor
VTS Lower Mississippi River
UPDATE THURSDAY, JULY 6:
Due to change in the schedule, the July 10, 2023, Grand Pass Channel closure is cancelled, the backup date will be utilized.
On July 12, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Grand Pass Channel will be closed to navigation within a one-half mile radius of approximate GPS position 29 15-39.12N, 089 21-4.80W while Weeks Marine Inc. removes a submerged dredge sediment pipeline as part of a Spanish Pass Ridge and Pass Restoration Project.
Waterway Status – Temporary Closure of Grand Pass Channel
Mariners are advised that on July 10, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Grand Pass Channel will be closed to navigation within a one-half mile radius of approximate GPS position 29 15-39.12N, 089 21-4.80W while Weeks Marine Inc. removes a submerged dredge sediment pipeline as part of a Spanish Pass Ridge and Pass Restoration Project.
In the event of inclement weather, the backup date will be July 12, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On-scene T/V JANE will monitor VHF-Channels 16 and 72.
Updates and/or changes will be broadcast via Broadcast Notice to Mariners and/or industry-wide email. The Weeks Marine points of contact, Avery Castille, can be reached at 337-342-5717.
For additional information, contact:
Sector New Orleans Waterways Management: (504) 365-2280, secnola-wpm@uscg.mil
Sector New Orleans Command Center (24 hour): (504) 365-2545
Vessel Traffic Center (24 Hour): (504) 365-2514 or VHF-FM channels 5A, 12 or 67
ORIGINAL MESSAGE JUNE 29, 2023:
Waterway Status – Temporary Closure of Grand Pass Channel
Mariners are advised that on July 10, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Grand Pass Channel will be closed to navigation within a one-half mile radius of approximate GPS position 29 15-39.12N, 089 21-4.80W while Weeks Marine Inc. removes a submerged dredge sediment pipeline as part of a Spanish Pass Ridge and Pass Restoration Project.
In the event of inclement weather, the backup date will be July 12, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On-scene T/V JANE will monitor VHF-Channels 16 and 72.
Updates and/or changes will be broadcast via Broadcast Notice to Mariners and/or industry-wide email. The Weeks Marine points of contact, Avery Castille, can be reached at 337-342-5717.
For additional information, contact:
Sector New Orleans Waterways Management: (504) 365-2280, secnola-wpm@uscg.mil
Sector New Orleans Command Center (24 hour): (504) 365-2545
Vessel Traffic Center (24 Hour): (504) 365-2514 or VHF-FM channels 5A, 12 or 67
