USACE, New Orleans District Began Construction of Underwater Sill Across Bed of the Mississippi River Channel to Arrest Further Upriver Progression of Salt Water From Gulf of Mexico
September 17, 2024
September 17, 2024
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release:
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 . . .
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 . . .