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Comite River Diversion Canal largely excavated; diversion structure and closures remain
Summary
Adviser Paul Sawyer told the commission most excavating for the Comite River Diversion Canal is complete, with remaining work focused on diversion structures, Brooks Lake closure and a Highway 19 bridge; Sawyer gave an optimistic 2028 functional date but said 2029 Q1–Q2 is more likely.
The Amite River Basin Commission received an update on the Comite River Diversion Canal at its Jan. 13 meeting, with ARBC adviser Paul Sawyer saying most excavation is finished but critical end-work remains.
Sawyer said the project’s "bookends" include the diversion structure that will admit Comite River floodwaters into the canal and the Brooks Lake…
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