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GALVESTON, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, received a signed Chief of Engineers Report (Chief’s Report) for the proposed Sabine-Neches Waterway Project, July 22, outlining recommended navigation improvements in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana.
The report, signed by Acting Chief of Engineers Maj. Gen. Merdith W.B. Temple, recommends a project that will contribute to the economic efficiency of commercial navigation.
“This is a major milestone for the proposed Sabine-Neches Waterway Project,” said Col. Christopher W. Sallese, USACE Galveston District commander. “Our waterways contribute to the economic strength of the nation, providing vital products to various industries along the coast.”
The Chief’s Report recommends the deepening of the SNWW from 40 to 48 feet and the offshore channel from 42 to 50 feet in depth from offshore to the Port of Beaumont Turning Basin.
Additional improvements include extending the 50-foot deep offshore channel by 13.2 miles to deep water in the Gulf, increasing the total length of the channel from 64 to 77 miles; tapering and marking the Sabine Bank Channel from 800 feet wide to 700 feet wide; deepening and widening Taylor Bayou channels and turning basins.
Other improvements include easing selected bends on the Sabine-Neches Canal and Neches River Channel; and constructing new and enlarging and deepening existing turning and anchorage basins on the Neches River Channel.
“The Chief’s Report will be submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works for review,” said Byron Williams, USACE Galveston Project Manager. “Following review, it will then be submitted to Congress for authorization and funding. The Corps is encouraged by this signing and is also reminded that this is one step in a long process with an ultimate goal of project construction.”
To read the entire report, visit the Hot Topics portion of the USACE Galveston Website, http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/pao/HotTopic.asp.
| Date Taken: | 07.25.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 07.25.2011 16:27 |
| Story ID: | 74302 |
| Location: | GALVESTON, TX, US |
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