Driving of sheet piles for the Temporary Restraining Structure (TRS) occurred recently at WSLP contract 102. The TRS will support installation of a flood wall beneath I-10 by retaining the adjacent soil during excavation while the flood wall is under construction.
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 operational trigger has been met for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to arrest further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.
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.
The southbound lane of the La. Hwy 15 bridge crossing the Old River Control Overbank Structure will remain partially closed while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, repairs the Overbank Structure of the Old River Control Complex near Lettsworth, La. USACE is scheduled to begin repairs Aug. 22, 2024, and repairs are scheduled to be completed by the end of this August.
