SUBAQUEOUS STONE PLACEMENT Mississippi River – Mile 249.1 AHP RDB

Notice Number: 205922-1/MVN 24-09 / MVN 24-12
Date: 01/23/2024 13:00 thru 02/29/2024 23:00

Reference Navigation Bulletin No. 24-09, dated 22 January 2024, stating that commencing on or about 23 January 2024 and continuing through approximately 29 February 2024, a U.S. Government Contractor will be placing subaqueous stone along the Right Descending Bank (RDB) of the Mississippi River at approximate mile 249.1 Above Head of Passes (AHP).

MARINERS NAVIGATING UPRIVER ARE URGED TO TRANSIT AT THEIR SLOWEST SAFE SPEED TO MINIMIZE WAKE AND PROCEED WITH CAUTION AFTER PASSING ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

MARINERS NAVIGATING DOWNRIVER MUST CONTACT THE M/V KACIE LUHR BEFORE PASSING THE PROJECT SITE.

THE M/V KACIE LUHR AND M/V MEGAN DAWN CAN BE CONTACTED ON VHF MARINE CHANNELS 13, 16, 67, AND 72.

The Contractor will work 7 days a week, 10 hours a day, during daylight hours, and the plant will include an anchor barge with hydraulic backhoe. An office barge and various material barges will be on-site, staged along the river at this location.

During nighttime hours, the Contractor will be staged along the Right Descending Bank (RDB) out of the Mississippi River Channel.

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Sisung, Wesley M