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Effective May 25,2020 interested parties are hereby notified that a request for permission to alter a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) project pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. Section 408) has been received and will be evaluated by the New Orleans District. Click here to read the official notice.

Effective May 28, 2020 interested parties are hereby notified that a request for permission to alter U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. Section 408) has been received and will be evaluated by the New Orleans District. Written comments, including any objections to the proposed alteration, stating reasons therefor, are being solicited from anyone having an interest in the requested alteration of USACE projects. This Public Notice solicits comments only on the proposed alteration of the eight federal projects and fourteen federal easements described below and depicted on the attached drawings. Click here to read the official notice.

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408 Public Notices

16-1325, Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port), Poland Avenue Terminal Bank Stability and Wharf Substructure Repair, Berths 4 and 5, Mississippi River, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Published Jan. 25, 2017

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The proposed project would stabilize the bank and refurbish the existing wharf at the Poland Avenue Terminal, Berths 4 and 5. The Poland Avenue Wharf is located immediately upstream on the Mississippi River from the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal). The purpose of the proposed action is the stabilization of the existing bank and the repair of the substructure associated with the existing wharf. This work would alleviate the weight and associated forces that act to de-stabilize the bank line soils by installing a combination of sheet piling and pilings. Specifically, the work proposed involves the construction and installation of a relieving platform that consists of concrete, 148 pipe pilings, and 724 linear feet of sheet piles adjacent to the wharf on the land side. This proposed work also involves the repair of existing columns and replacement of fenders and mooring bits; dredging of approximately 19,629 cubic yards material from underneath the wharf to be deposited beyond the 35 foot contour of the Mississippi River via hydraulic dredge; removal approximately 1,500 cubic yards of material associated with construction of the bank stabilization to an upland disposal site.

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