Paducah AOR BNMs (update with one way traffic on OHR BNM)

Good afternoon gentlemen,

I wanted to give you all a brief of what we have going on in the Paducah AOR so we’re all on the same page. Please share this information to all interested parties and let me know if you have any questions.

Lower Miss:

                THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT OHIO VALLEY IN COORDINATION WITH THE USACE AND INDUSTRY CHAIR REPRESENTATIVES ADVISES ALL MARINERS THAT A 10 FOOT 6 INCH DRAFT RESTRCITION IS IN PLACE ON THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER MILE MARKER 869 - 953. BARGES TO BE CONFIGURED NO MORE THAN 7 WIDE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRANSITING AND ARE ADVISED THAT USACE MAINTAINED DEPTH AND WIDTH MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON ALL BUOY LINES. MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR OHIO VALLEY VIA MARINE VHF-FM CH-16 OR VIA TELEPHONE AT 502-779-5425 TO REPORT SHOALING, HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, OR MISSING ATON.

                ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED OF REPORTED SHOALING NEAR MILE MARKER 927.6 LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RIGHT DESCENDING BANK EXTENDING PAST THE GREEN BUOY LINE. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO FAVOR THE LEFT DESCENDING BANK AND TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION.

                ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED OF PLANED 24 HOUR RIVER CLOSURES DUE TO DREDGING OPERATIONS FROM MILE MARKER 926 TO MILE 930 LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE INITIAL 24 HOUR CLOSURE WILL BEGINNING AT 6AM SATURDAY 09 SEPTEMBER 2023 AND AGAIN ON MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2023. ALL MARINERS TRANSITTING THE AREA ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT DREDGE HURLEY VIA TELEPHONE AT (901)277-8390 OR MARINE VHF-FM ON CH-13 TO BE PLACED IN THE QUEUE. THE DREDGE HURLEY WILL COORDINATE QUEUE CLEARING AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 24 HOUR PERIOD. UPON APPROVAL TO TRANSIT, MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THE AREA AT THEIR SLOWEST SAFE SPEED AND TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION AFTER MAKING PASSING ARRANGEMENTS.

ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED OF PUMP INSTALLATION OPERATIONS AT THE NEW MADRID POWER STATION INTAKE STRUCTURES. ALL MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT AT THEIR SLOWEST SAFE SPEED AND MINIMIZE WAKE FROM MILE MARKER 882 TO MILE 884 LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

Upper Miss:

ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED OF SHOALING BETWEEN MILE MARKER 41 AND 43 ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEFT DESCENDING BANK. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO IMPLEMENT A ONE WAY TRAFFIC PATTERN AND FAVOR THE RIGHT DESCENDING BANK WHILE TRANSITING THIS AREA.

Ohio River:

ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED BEGINNING 09 AUGUST THROUGH 24 SEPTEMBER 2023 THERE WILL BE REPAIR CLOSURES AT THE OLMSTED LOCK AND DAM LAND SIDE CHAMBER LOCATED AT OHIO RIVER MILE MARKER 964.6. ALL TRAFFIC WILL UTILIZE THE RIVER CHAMBER AND TAKE DIRECTION FROM THE LOCK CONTROL TOWER. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE LAND CHAMBER REPAIRS THERE WILL BE INTERMITTENT CLOSURES TO THE RIVER CHAMBER FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS.

ALL MARINERS ARE ADVISED OF DREDGING OPERATIONS AT MILE MARKER 966-975 ON THE OHIO RIVER. DREDGING OPERATIONS WILL CONTINUE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. THE DREDGE BILL HOLMAN WILL BE IN THE NAVIGATION CHANEL AND THE DISPOSAL PIPELINE HAS POTENTIAL TO CROSS THE NAVIGATION CHANNEL REQUIRING THE DISPOSAL PIPELINE TO BE OPENED FOR PASSING TRAFFIC. ALL TRAFFIC SHOULD CONTACT THE DREDGE BILL HOLMAN ON VHF CH 13 FOR PASSING INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEED AT THE SLOWEST SAFE SPEED WHEN PASSING.

• MARINERS ARE ADVISED OF A ONE-WAY TRAFFIC PATTERN AT MILE MARKER 967 TO MILE 975 ON THE OHIO RIVER DUE TO REDUCED CHANNEL WIDTH AND ON GOING DREDGING OPERATIONS. TOWS ARE NOT TO MEET, PASS OR OVERTAKE IN THIS AREA AND ARE RECOMMENDED TO FAVOR THE CENTER OF THE SAIL LINE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

Very Respectfully,

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MST1 Evan Dawson

MSU Paducah

Waterways Management
225 Tully Street
Paducah, KY 42003
(270)442-1621 x2113
STL-SMB-MSUPaducah-WWM@uscg.mil