Project record

Mississippi River and Southwest Pass September hopper work programme

Participation: Not assessed
Project facts checked: 3 September 2026

Wheeler and Glenn Edwards operations scheduled from approximately 4 September with different end dates; actual vessel mobilisation and accepted output unconfirmed

Project sources

Two New Orleans District notices describe hopper dredging in the Mississippi River and Southwest Pass. Wheeler has a short September window, while the separately identified government-contract dredge Glenn Edwards has a longer programme; neither notice reports a completed work quantity.

Wheeler and Glenn Edwards programme interface around Head of Passes in the Mississippi River and Southwest Pass: vessel notices, passing coordination, actual activity and dated surveys

Location

United States / Americas

Segment

Dredging

Phase

Planning / Confirmed

Last checked

3 September 2026

Coverage

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Dredging is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Civil Works
Delivery parties: USACE New Orleans District operates Wheeler; the commercial operator of government-contract dredge Glenn Edwards is not identified in the cited notices
Contract route: Government-vessel operation for Wheeler and separately government-contract hopper operation for Glenn Edwards, as identified by the notices. No new award identifier, contract price or commercial contractor company is named in these documents.
Execution window: Wheeler: on or about 4 September through approximately 15 September 2026. Glenn Edwards: on or about 4 September through approximately 31 October 2026. Both notices specify planned 24/7 working, not observed working days or close-out dates.

Works package: Each notice covers Head of Passes to approximately 22 BHP in Southwest Pass and Head of Passes to approximately 13 AHP in the Mississippi River. These are potential work locations rather than a continuous 35-mile excavation. Cut volumes and target or accepted depth are not given.
Marine interfaces: Both dredges are to monitor VHF 16 and 67 for passing arrangements. The district asks mariners to minimise wake at the slowest safe speed and proceed cautiously after coordination. The notices do not announce a blanket channel closure or certify navigation depths.
Commercial evidence boundary: The two windows distinguish the short government-vessel campaign from the longer government-contract hopper programme. Overlap indicates a potential coordination interface, not simultaneous plant positions, confirmed production rates or a newly awarded combined contract. Material placement, final quantities and commercial value remain unspecified.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Government hopper programme

Wheeler / notice 214994

Named party: USACE New Orleans District
Evidence status: Confirmed
Source position: The 3 September notice schedules approximately 4-15 September in two Head of Passes work envelopes, with passing coordination. Source

Government-contract hopper programme

Glenn Edwards / Bulletin 26-85

Named party: USACE New Orleans District
Evidence status: Confirmed
Source position: The 1 September notice schedules approximately 4 September-31 October in the same envelopes; not a new named company award. Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

Vessel-specific operational notices and changes to the approximate work windows
Actual work locations and dredge passing arrangements before a transit
Dated channel-condition surveys, distinct from scheduled dredging activity
Published production, placement and close-out information for each campaign

Reporting status

Project phase: Planning
Evidence confidence: Confirmed
Last checked: 3 September 2026
Cited sources: 4

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Project sources 4

Notice 214994: Wheeler in Mississippi River and Southwest Pass, printed local number MNV 26-86 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, 3 September 2026
Scheduled approximate 4-15 September work, two river-mile envelopes and passing arrangements; not observed mobilisation or accepted quantity.
Navigation Bulletin 26-85: Glenn Edwards in Mississippi River and Southwest Pass U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, 1 September 2026
Separate government-contract hopper notice schedules approximately 4 September-31 October; no contractor company or new award amount stated.
Dredge Wheeler repowered: ownership, operation and historical technical particulars U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Marine Design Center, 9 July 2015
Historical background on the New Orleans government vessel and 2012-2013 repowering; no 2026 output or condition inferred.
Navigation Bulletin 17-31: hydrographic survey information and limitations U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, 9 May 2017
Periodic survey information supports channel maintenance; results describe conditions on the indicated survey date and may change. Not a September 2026 campaign acceptance survey.