Weir Degradation Mile 57.8-55.8

By Tessa Andres | October 26, 2022

Notice Number: 201482
Date: 10/31/2022 07:00 thru UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

  1. USACE contractor, Luhr Brothers, will mobilize and start weir degradation at the Picayune Weir field, from mile 57.8 to mile 55.8 UMR, on 31 October 2022. Work will be performed daily from 0700 to 1700 hours until further notice.
  2. The contact boat for this work will be the M/V Mark M, only on Monday, 31 October 2002.  Then,  starting on Tuesday, 1 November 2022, the contact boat will be the M/V Sam B for the remainder of this work.  The contact boat can be reached on Marine Channel 13,16, 72.  The phone number for the M/V Mark M is 573-803-9076.
  3. No river closures are scheduled, but minor delays may occur. Transiting tows are requested to call the contact boat in advance to make passing arrangement. Southbound tows are requested to make contact, when at Teatable Light, mile 69 UMR, and northbound tows when at Grays Point, mile 47 UMR.

FOR THE DISTRICT ENGINEER

//signed//

Andrew C. Schimpf, P.E.
Rivers Project Manager

Posted in Navigation Notice: Upper Mississippi River