News Release
| Release Number: | 08-127 |
| Dated: | 8/20/2008 |
| Contact: | Jennifer A. Sowell, 503-808-4510 |
PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will explain the upcoming interim repairs to the north jetty at Coos Bay, Ore., at an informational meeting Wednesday, Aug. 27.
The meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend, Ore. Corps representatives will share information about the repair work to the north jetty and be available after the meeting to answer questions.
The Corps will repair three damaged areas on the north jetty beginning Sept. 16. Damage sustained in last winter’s storms has made the jetty particularly vulnerable to a breach in future storms, which would have a substantial impact on navigational use of the area. Jetty failure would result in sediment blocking the navigation channel or making its use unsafe.
Foredune Road will be closed from Sept. 16 until completion of the project or March 15, 2009, whichever is sooner. Additionally, a 10-acre parking area across Trans Pacific Parkway, southwest of the Bureau of Land Management’s boat ramp, will be closed for use as a construction staging area beginning around Aug. 26 through project completion. The date of this closure is dependant on the timing of the contract award. The draft Environmental Assessment is available for review on the Corps’ Web site at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/pm/e/en_plan_assess.asp.
*Note: There is a map available of the areas mentioned for further clarification. Because of the file size it is posted to ftp://ftp.usace.army.mil/pub/nwp/CB-2008_NJettyRepairSignage.pdf.