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Case Study

Spanish Pass Marsh and Ridge Creation Project

Overview

Project Challenges:
  • Locate over 15M cubic yards of sediment to cost-effectively build the project
  • Optimize construction elevations to account for high relative sea level rise rates
  • Locate and avoid oil and gas infrastructure in the borrow and construction areas
Project Solutions:
  • Identification and development of numerous borrow areas in the Mississippi River and offshore
  • Evaluation of local soil conditions to determine consolidation of the underlying soils during and following construction
  • Location of borrow areas with sandy material to minimize primary consolidation of the fill material

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