Plans presented for Corpus Christi/Nueces Bay dredging project

The Port of Corpus Christi Authority recently presented plans to expand cargo movements at its Bulk Materials Terminal through a multi-year, phased expansion.

The expansion will include dredging and construction of a pile supported concrete bulkhead with docks capable of servicing larger vessels, taking advantage of the deeper federal ship channel.

According to the Corps, the applicant proposes to excavate approximately 2,368,030 cubic yards (cy) of dredge material, replace outdated and degraded infrastructure, install new sheet pile bulkhead above the high tide line (HTL), and construct new docks associated with a multi-phase terminal expansion to create 4,403 linear feet of continuous wharf.

Work will include the following:

• Phase I – installation of 364 – 60-inch (in) steel piles to support a 700-foot-long by 100-foot-wide concrete dock and dredging approximately 866,000 cy of material to attain a 3:1 channel bottom slope;
• Phase II – removal of 50 previously authorized steel pipe piles and catwalks at BD 1;
• Phase III – installation of 1,308 60-in steel piles to support a 2,515 foot-long by 100-foot- 2 PERMIT APPLICATION #SWG-2019-00741 wide concrete dock and dredging approximately 823,400 cy of material to attain a 3:1 channel bottom slope; and
• Phase IV – installation of 618 – 60-in steel pipe piles to support a 1,188 foot-long by 100-foot-wide concrete dock and dredging approximately 678,630 cy of material to attain a 3:1 channel bottom slope.

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