Navigation Notices: Arkansas, White, Ouachita, and Red Rivers

Following is information from the Vicksburg District: 1) On Thursday, 28 SEPT, the lockmaster at Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam found a crack in the miter gate anchorage on the lower landside miter gate. 2) The US Coast Guard issued a Navigation Notice on 29 SEPT alerting mariners that effective 28 SEPT, the L.C.…

Red River Status Update: The Acme Gage dropped 1 foot in the past 24-hours. The Acme Gage is now at 4.8, and is projected to stabilize there. The good news is the Mississippi River is projected to get a small bump in the next 48 hours. This will help the Gauntlet. The Red River Tracker…

Notice Number: 23-60 Date: 10/30/2023 thru 11/4/2023 Mariners are advised that the navigation channel under the I-30 Bridge, NM 118.5 will be closed from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m on October 30 through November 4, 2023, each day. The channel closures are due to steel erection operations for the new bridge construction. No vessels will…

Notice Number: 205109/SWL 23-58 Date: 10/04/2023 00:00 thru 10/04/2023 00:00 Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at James W. Trimble Lock (No. 13) NM 292.8 on October 4, 2023. The intermittent delays are to allow needed repairs to sections of hydraulic lines associated with miter gate operations. Due to the nature of the work…

Notice Number: 23-56 Date: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., September 25 through October 4, 2023 Mariners are advised that crews will be placing rip rap around the Van Buren Railroad Bridge (NM 300.8). Work will be performed daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., September 25 through October 4, 2023. Mariners may contact the onsite…

Notice Number: 23-55 Date: UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Due to shoaling, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should favor the short wall in the downstream approach at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5). Also, a 70-ft width restriction is in place to reduce the risk of grounding in the…

Notice Number: 205021/SWL 23-53 Date: 09/09/2023 06:00 thru 09/15/2023 22:00 A Military River Crossing Exercise is scheduled to occur September 9 through September 15, 2023, between NM 289.0 and NM 292.8 (James W. Trimble Lock & Dam, No. 13). The exercise is scheduled to take place daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00…

Notice Number: 205020/SWL 23-52 Date: 09/14/2023 07:00 thru 09/24/2023 17:30 Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 and Lock No. 2 NM 13.3 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on September 14 through September 24, 2023. The intermittent delays are required to facilitate underwater dive…

Notice Number: 205005/SWL 23-51 Date: 09/11/2023 07:00 thru 09/15/2023 15:00 Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at Toad Suck Lock (No. 8) NM 155.9 beginning September 11 through September 15, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily. The intermittent delays are required to facilitate underwater dive operations near the Lock…

Navigation Notice: 205004/SWL 23-50 Date: 09/05/2023 09:00 thru 09/05/2023 14:00 Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at Murray Lock (No. 7) NM 125.4 today, September 5, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The intermittent delays are required to facilitate underwater dive operations near the Lock chamber. Questions or requests for…