Construction at contract 106 is close to completing the installation of the east Temporary Retaining Structure (TRS) underneath I-10 located northwest of Laplace, LA. When the TRS is complete water will be removed from the area and piles will be driven in order to place the I-10 floodwall crossing. In addition, the installation of the 4th wing wall is complete in preparation for the interior drainage canal. Contract 106 is about 52% complete.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to arrest further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. USACE awarded a contract to Weeks Marine for construction of the saltwater sill at approximately river mile 64 near Myrtle Grove, La. The initial phase of construction will build the sill to an elevation of -55 feet. At that...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has scheduled a virtual public update meeting for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at 2 p.m.
