USACE dredges nonstop at deep-draft crossings near Baton Rouge

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced construction plans to replace the locks at the deep-draft crossings near Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The locks have been in operation for many years and provide shipping companies the opportunity to reach parts of the United States efficiently and safely, and the Army Corps has stated that it will dredge nonstop 24 hours a day in order to complete the project on time and within budget. And when the United States Army Corps of Engineers commits to something, they more often than not deliver on their promise.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers has an immaculate reputation

Since its inception in 1802, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has been the standard of excellence in the engineering sector, taking on projects that the private sector would snub their noses at, and delivering astonishing efficiency and reliable results for generations. It has a long and proud history of meeting the demands of complex engineering projects that uplift the American people.

It has even seen some celebrity members over its long history. The graduates at West Point have seen the Engineer Corps as a vital stepping stone in their careers. The incredible wordsmith and one of America’s most celebrated poets, Mark Twain, praised the efforts of the US Army Corps of Engineers way back in the 1800s.

“One who knows the Mississippi will promptly aver, not aloud but to himself, that ten thousand River Commissions, with all the mines of the world at their back, cannot tame that lawless stream, cannot curb it or confine it, cannot say to it, Go here, or Go there, and make it obey; cannot save a shore that it has sentenced; cannot bar its path with an obstruction which it cannot tear down, dance over, and laugh at. But a discreet man will not put those things into spoken words; for the West Point engineers have not their equal anywhere; they know all that can be known of their abstruse science. And so, since they conceive that they can fetter and handcuff that river and boss him, it is but wisdom for the unscientific man to keep still, lie low, and wait till they do it…”

The USACE has begun operations in the Mississippi River Deep Draft Crossings

The USACE has announced that it will be working nonstop to widen and deepen the dredge between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana. It has stated that the first dredging location will be at Belmont Crossing, near mile 154 above the Head of Passes (AHP) of the Mississippi River. The project has been an ongoing one for the USACE and is referred to as the “Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal)”.

With the recent announcement of the Beetaloo Basin project, the energy sector in the United States is on an upward trajectory, thanks in no small part to the Trump administration’s executive orders and policies. In a press release statement, the USACE has stated that they will work around the clock to get the project done on time and urged mariners to maintain acceptable speed levels when passing through the region.

How will the operations in the region be affected by the USACE project

Engineers are remarkably good at assessing potential issues in projects that could have a lasting impact on the energy sector, as proven by the recent explosion and subsequent same-day opening at the Baltimore channel. So while some might have concerns, the Louisiana region overall will not be heavily affected. With the apparent need to increase shipping numbers across the board in the energy sector, this new project serves as a vital cog in the engine of the current administration’s plans for the energy sector.

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