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Army Corps to repair Michigan City pier; outer breakwater work slated for October
Summary
The Port Authority heard that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will repair the north end of the pier (lighthouse side) with sheet pile, stone backfill and a new top starting midweek, with work expected to finish by the end of September; a separate October operation will add roughly 1,300 tons of stone to the outer breakwater.
The Michigan City Port Authority heard Aug. 3 that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will soon start a project to repair the north end of the pier near the lighthouse. Frank, reporting for the harbor, told the board crews will remove some stone, install sheet pile on three sides, backfill with stone and grout to solidify the end, pour a new top and then replace the stone.
"So starting right now is the next Army Corps of Engineers project to repair the end of the pier," Frank said, adding that contractors plan to be on site "probably Wednesday afternoon" and expected "to finish up the project by about the end of September." He said materials and equipment will be staged behind Fish Camp on a fenced area and that at least two large barges with cranes will shuttle supplies.
Frank also told the board the Corps is planning a second, follow‑on job to place roughly 1,300 tons of stone on the outer breakwater, concentrating work in the middle section that has not yet been reinforced. That project is expected to begin the first week of October, he said, with stone moved by barge from Wisconsin.
Board members asked about dredging and channel markers; Frank said he had not heard of any immediate dredging plans. The harbor will provide updates as the Corps finalizes schedules and staging. The work is expected to affect operations near Fish Camp while material is stored and barges are active in the harbor.
