The dredge contractors for the dredge project in the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area (HDDA), Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) encountered delays that have forced the previously scheduled channel closures dates to be adjusted. The closures are needed to remove…
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The dredge contractors for the dredge project in the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area (HDDA), Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) plan to remove the submerged dredge pipeline that was installed across the Ship Channel in January 2021. In order…
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Please accept this update regarding current plans related to scheduled channel closure(s) on the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC), the schedule remains the same as lost broadcast (Tuesday, August 17, 2021). The cutterhead dredge C.R. McCASKILL (Weeks Marine) is expected…
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Please accept this update regarding scheduled channel closure(s) on the Mississippi River Ship Channel, the schedule has been adjusted once again. The dredge contractors for the Coastal Restoration Protection Authority’s Spanish Pass Marsh and Ridge Creation project, Weeks Marine, LLC…
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Please accept this Update regarding an upcoming scheduled closure(s) of the Mississippi River Ship Channel. The dredge contractors for the Coastal Restoration Protection Authority’s Spanish Pass Marsh and Ridge Creation project, Weeks Marine, LLC intend to install a submerged dredge…
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The dredge contractors for the Coastal Restoration Protection Authority’s Spanish Pass Marsh and Ridge Creation project, Weeks Marine, LLC intends to install a submerged dredge pipeline across the Mississippi River Ship Channel at approximately Mile 9.8 Above Head of Passes…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) beneficially used a record shattering 30.5 million cubic yards (mcy) of dredged material in Fiscal Year 2021. The beneficially used sediment was removed by dredges performing channel maintenance…
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The dredging contract for the Spanish Pass Ridge and Marsh Restoration Project was awarded to Weeks Marine the contract will remove sediment from a borrow area that includes portions of the Lower Venice Anchorage (Mile 9.6 Above Head of Passes…
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The dredge contractors for the dredge project at the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area (HDDA), Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) were unable to complete the submerged dredge pipeline operations today. The Ship Channel closure from Mile 1.4 Above Head…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues working on the historic project to deepen the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC) to 50 feet. The USACE completed dredging to restore full channel dimensions (45 feet by 500 feet) on the…
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HOPPER DREDGE DISPOSAL AREA DREDGING OPERATIONS and SCHEDULED SHIP CHANNEL CLOSURES Please accept this reminder of the first scheduled channel closures as detailed below in just under 24-hours, the first closure is set to begin at 0600 hours tomorrow (Friday, January…
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Please accept this reminder of the first scheduled channel closures as detailed below in 48-hours, the first closure is set to begin at 0600 hours on Friday, January 15, 2021. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a contract…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) to dredge material contained in the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area (HDDA) at the Head of Passes. The cutterhead dredge ILLINOIS will be utilized…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) to dredge material contained in the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area (HDDA) at the Head of Passes. The cutterhead dredge ILLINOIS is expected to…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) to dredge material contained in the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area (HDDA) at the Head of Passes. The cutterhead dredge ILLINOIS is expected to…
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The industry dustpan dredge WALLACE McGEORGE is expected to commence dredging operations at Alhambra Crossing (Mile 190.5 Above Head of Passes [AHP]) on Friday, September 25, 2020. The White Castle Anchorage (Mile 191.1 AHP to Mile 190.4 AHP) will be off…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) beneficially used a record breaking 24.2 million cubic yards (mcy) of dredged material during channel maintenance activities along the Mississippi River below Venice in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. …
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is focusing channel maintenance efforts to the Crossings Above New Orleans as Southwest Pass has been restored to authorized channel dimensions. The dustpan dredges: HURLEY, JADWIN and WALLACE McGEORGE and the hopper dredges…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working to restore the deficient reaches of the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC) in the area of Southwest Pass with two industry hopper dredges and one government hopper dredge. The industry hopper…
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The government dustpan dredge JADWIN is expected to commence dredging operations at Alhambra Crossing (Mile 191 Above Head of Passes [AHP]) by Thursday, May 21, 2020. The White Castle Anchorage (Mile 191.1 AHP to Mile 190.4 AHP) will be off…
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