The second of two major sediment diversion projects in Plaquemines Parish, La., is closer to construction following the naming of a contractor to build the $700-million structure that will use mud from the bottom of the Mississippi River to help rebuild the state’s disappearing wetlands.
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) on April 8 awarded a construction manager at risk (CMAR) contract to the Louisiana Diversion Co. (LDC), a joint venture of Brown and Root, Massman Construction Co., Parsons Construction Group and Traylor Bros Inc. for the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion.