Dredging Louisiana’s Navigable Waterways-A Statewide Systematic Approach to Meeting Dredging Needs

The objectives of this research are to investigate the impacts of dredging in Louisiana has on its commerce, ports, waterways, and highways, and to investigate and recommend possible alternatives (e.g., advanced technologies, engineering solutions, funding, etc.) to complement traditional United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other navigation dredging activities in Louisiana.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Pending

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $133995
• Contract Numbers:

  17-4SS

  1000160

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Managing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808

  Louisiana Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 94245
  1201 Capitol Access Road
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804-9245
• Project Managers:

  Zeringue, Kirk

• Performing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Principal Investigators:

  Menon, Mohan

• Start Date: 20170404
• Expected Completion Date: 20180703
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dredging; Economic impacts; Inland waterways; Port operations; Technological innovations; Water transportation
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01632220
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 17-4SS, 1000160
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 10 2017 9:25AM