Posted by Claiborne | Posted on 03-05-2012
FLORIDA-OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY-LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Cofferdam Construction.
Odebrecht Construction has commenced cofferdam construction to facilitate culvert replacement on the Okeechobee Waterway at 26°48”56”N, 81°0’34”W from January 2012 until approximately October 2014. The waters of the Okeechobee Waterway adjacent to Herbert Hoover Dike and Culvert 1A will be partially obstructed due to construction activities. Recreational and commercial boaters are asked to use extreme caution when navigating through this section of the waterway between the Alvin L. Ward park boat ramps and Uncle Joe’s Fish Camp boat ramps. Vessels involved Barge = Mobro 203; Push Boat = The Badger. Vessels will monitor VHF-FM channel radio frequencies 13 and 16. Further details contact Odebrecht Construction Mr. Eric Garcia 305-965-9199. Signs and navigational markers will be in place before the construction area to instruct mariners to reduce speed and use extreme caution. Chart 11428
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To A “Navigation Alert” Position on the Okeechobee Waterway Between Clewiston and Moore Haven
Posted by Larry | Posted on 11-23-2011
FLORIDA-OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY-LAKE OKEECHOBEE-TAYLOR CREEK: S-193 Lock Refurbishment.
Mariners are advised to use caution when navigating around Lake Okeechobee and Taylor Creek, The S-193 navigation lock is located between the Lake Okeechobee and Taylor Creek, in the LD4 levee about 2.5 miles southeast of the City of Okeechobee, will be closed from APRIL 2012 through SEPTEMBER 2012. For additional information concerning this project may be obtained by accessing the Jacksonville District website http://www.saj.usace.army.mil and choose Operations Division and select Notice to Navigation.