WARD CREEK CLEARING & SNAGGING
OWNER: U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT


THE PROJECT INVOLVED CLEARING A 3.3-MILE STRETCH OF WARD CREEK IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. TASKS INCLUDED REMOVING VEGETATIVE DEBRIS ALONG THE CREEK BANKS, MULCHING FOR EASY DISPOSAL, AND CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY ACCESS ROADS WITH AGGREGATE SURFACING. ADDITIONAL EFFORTS ENCOMPASSED TRAFFIC COORDINATION, SETTING UP BARGE UNLOADING AND DEBRIS STOCKPILING AREAS, INSTALLING TRUCK WASH-DOWN RACKS, AND RESTORING DISTURBED AREAS WITH FERTILIZATION AND SEEDING. ALL OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED FROM THE WATER USING A BARGE-MOUNTED EXCAVATOR THAT LOADED DEBRIS ONTO SHALLOW-WATER BARGES.

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