BAYOU DUPONT
PROJECT DETAILS
PROJECT CLIENT
Louisiana Department of
Natural Resources
DREDGE QUANTITY
375,000 cubic yards
VESSEL TYPE
Cutter Suction Dredge
DREDGES WORKED
Florida
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Creation of marshlands is a high environmental priority for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), as restored wetlands serve as the state’s future first line of defense against hurricane-driven flooding. The DNR contracted Great Lakes to dredge and rebuild 500 acres of new marsh in the Bayou Dupont. The project consisted of hydraulically dredging material from a Mississippi River borrow area just west of the navigation channel, with placement at two marsh creation sites. Additional work included the building of 27,000 feet of containment dikes.
