The construction of the saltwater sill to the first targeted elevation of -55 feet was completed yesterday. Weeks Marine has relocated the buoys (locations noted below) marking the one-way channel for Contact Pilot coordinated transits, moved the spill barge and…
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The update below was shared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager for the Mississippi River Ship Channel on the progress of the saltwater sill to the first targeted elevation (-55 feet). Completion of the first targeted elevation…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a cutterhead dredge contract to Weeks Marine to construct the saltwater sill across the bottom of the Mississippi River Ship Channel to block the saltwater wedge from advancing upriver to protect the…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a cutterhead dredge contract to Weeks Marine to construct the saltwater sill across the bottom of the Mississippi River Ship Channel to block the saltwater wedge from advancing upriver to protect the…
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MSIB XXIV-074 The Captain of the Port New Orleans is issuing Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Safety Measures to protect persons and vessels from the potential safety hazards associated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ construction of an emergency Saltwater…
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USACE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SALTWATER SILL CONSTRUCTION (UPDATE): The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completed construction of the saltwater sill to the augmented height of (-30 feet) from September 24 to October 15 (2023) with a 620-foot wide deep-draft channel (-55…
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MSIB XXIII Persistent drought throughout the Mississippi River Valley has reduced the flow of freshwater into the Lower Mississippi River, allowing for an intrusion of saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to make its way upriver. Efforts to mitigate the…
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