Region Three CWPPRA Projects: Construction Status
| Project Name | Description of Project Work | Acres Benefited | Completion Date | Construction Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchafalaya Sediment Delivery | construction of distributary channel; use of dredged materials to create delta lobe islands and to facilitate sediment trapping | 2232 | 21-Mar-98 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| Big Island Mining (Increment 1) | construction of distributary channel; use of dredged materials to create delta lobe islands and to facilitate sediment trapping | 1560 | 8-Oct-98 |
construction complete; |
| Castille Pass Sediment Delivery | dredging and extension of Castille Pass to promote subdelta development and improve water and sediment delivery | 589 | 1-Dec-02 | engineering and design phase |
| Vermilion River Cutoff Bank Protection | rock armoring of east bank for shoreline protection | 65 | 11-Feb-96 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| Boston Canal Bank Protection | developing bank protection with structures and vegetative plantings; sediment fencing behind structures | 378 | 30-Nov-95 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| Cote Blanche Hydrologic Restoration | installation of low-level weirs and foreshore dike for shoreline protection; vegetative re-establishment | 2223 | 15-Dec-98 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| Little Vermilion Bay Sediment Trapping | dredging of distributary channels; use of dredge spoils to create low elevation terraces; vegetative plantings | 441 | 20-Aug-99 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| Sediment Trapping at the Jaws | dredging of distributary channels; construction of terraces; vegetative plantings | 1999 | 1-Feb-02 | engineering and design phase |
| Oaks / Avery Canals Hydrologic Restoration (Increment 1) | stabilization of bank line; installation of rock weir and earthen plug; spoilbank maintenance, sediment fencing, and vegetative plantings | 160 | 30-Apr-02 | construction phase |
| Marsh Island Hydrologic Restoration | construction of plugs in existing canals; shoreline stabilization; use of dredged material to isolate Lake Sand from Vermilion Bay | 408 | 15-Oct-01 | construction start scheduled May 01 |
| Lake Portage Land Bridge (Increment 1) | armoring of the beach with rock to prevent the shoreline south of Lake Portage from breaching; creation of another pass from Vermillion Bay to the gulf; canal backfilling | 24 | 30-Dec-01 | engineering and design phase |
| Four - Mile Canal Terracing and Sediment Trapping | construction of terraces to reduce shoreline erosion; dredging of conveyance channels; vegetative plantings on terraces | 327 | 1-Dec-02 | engineering and design phase |
| Weeks Bay / Commercial Canal / GIWW SP | construction of a sheetpile wall; armoring of shore/bank areas with rock revetment to prevent shoreline and bank erosion; construction of a low sill weir across Commercial Canal to allow sediment laden freshwater to reach the marshes | 138 | unscheduled | engineering and design phase |
| Freshwater Bayou Canal HR/SP — Belle Isle to Lock | construction of a rock dike along the eastern bank of Freshwater Bayou Canal between Belle Isle Canal and Freshwater Bayou Lock | 529 | unscheduled | engineering and design phase |
| Isles Dernieres Restoration (Phase 0) | use of existing sand for dune build-up; closure of breaches and construction of side dikes; suction dredging to fill areas within structures; vegetative plantings | 9 | 24-Oct-98 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| Isles Dernieres Restoration (Phase 1) | dune build-up, breach closures, construction of side dikes; suction dredging; elevated-marsh platform creation; vegetative plantings | 109 | 22-Oct-98 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| Point Au Fer Canal Plugs | installation of seven plugs in Area 1 to restore flow through natural channels; limestone rip-rap in Area 2 to slow shoreline erosion | 375 | 8-May-97 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| West Belle Pass Headland Restoration | installation of water control structure in Evans Canal, plug placement on canals; use of dredged material for wetland creation; installation of rip-rap | 474 | 17-Jul-98 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| Whiskey Island Restoration | placement of dredged materials for wetland creation; closure of the breach at Coupe Nouvelle; vegetative plantings | 1239 | 25-Aug-98 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| East Timbalier Island Restoration (Phase 1) | placement of dredged sand to create wetland habitats; addition of rock to existing breakwater to reduce wave-induced erosion | 1913 | 1-Jul-01 | construction phase |
| Lake Chapeau Marsh Creation & Hydrologic Restoration | use of dredged material for wetland restoration; construction of plugs in man-made canals; restoration of natural hydrologic pathway by cutting gaps in spoil banks | 509 | 18-May-99 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| Brady Canal Hydrologic Restoration | replacement of fixed-crest weir; installation of rock plug in oil-field canal; construction of earthen embankment; and maintenance of overflow banks and existing structures | 297 | 22-May-00 | construction complete; monitoring in progress |
| East Timbalier Island Restoration (Phase 2) | pumping of dredged sand to create dune and intertidal wetland habitats | 215 | 1-Jul-01 | construction phase |
| Bayou Lafourche Siphon (revised) | first phase includes evaluation, engineering and design, with various potential alternatives | 988 | unscheduled | engineering and design phase |
| Grand Bayou / GIWW Freshwater Diversion (revised) | deepening of channel and installation of weir to reduce saltwater intrusion and retain freshwater | 1808 | 1-Sep-02 | engineering and design phase |
| Penchant Basin Plan (Increment 1) | replacement of existing structure in Brady Canal with bulkhead; installation of rock weir and variable-crest weir; use of dredged material for wetland creation | 1155 | 30-Mar-04 | engineering and design phase |
| Lake Boudreaux Freshwater Introduction | dredging and installation of sluice gates and outfall management structures for freshwater introduction; flood protection measures | 619 | 1-Jan-03 | engineering and design phase |
| New Cut Dune / Marsh Restoration | closure of the breach between Trinity and East Islands through direct creation of dune and marsh habitat | 102 | unscheduled | engineering and design phase |
| Timbalier Island Dune / Marsh Restoration | creation of dune and marsh to restore the eastern end of Timbalier Island | 273 | unscheduled | engineering and design phase |
| South Lake DeCade Freshwater Introduction | installation of a water control structure in the southern bank of Lake DeCade; provision of shoreline protection; weir removal | 201 | 1-Jan-03 | engineering and design phase |