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Comite River Diversion Canal, Corps projects remain underway; Corps aims to advertise remaining contracts by year end
Summary
ARBC staff reported incremental progress on the Comite River Diversion Canal and several Corps of Engineers tributary projects, with the Corps expected to advertise remaining contracts this calendar year and project completion timelines stretching into 2028–2030.
Amite River Basin Commission executive director Paul Sawyer said work on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Comite River Diversion Canal is ongoing and that the Corps plans to advertise and execute the last six remaining contracts by the end of the calendar year.
“If those items are approved by the end of this calendar year... they estimate that... the project takes more than 900 days to construct,” Sawyer said, describing a completion window that would place the canal’s finish in late 2028 or 2029 if contracts proceed on schedule.
Sawyer also described progress on the…
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