FLORIDA ‘“ PALM SHORES TO WEST PALM BEACH – JUPITER ‘“ LAKE WORTH INLET: Staging Area and Dredge Operations.
Weeks Marine, Inc. starting approximately 20 November 2014, will be mobilizing pipeline, support equipment and attendant plant into the Lake Worth Lagoon, all equipment and pipeline will be anchored to the east of the Lake Worth Lagoon Staging Area (see enclosure section for drawings). Pipeline will be prepared in the staging area and then relocated offshore of Jupiter Island and submerged between Lat 26° 56′ 13N/80° 04′ 11W and 26° 56′ 17N/80° 03′ 28W. A single point mooring/discharge connection will be approximately 3,800 LF off the shore of the renourishment site. On the seaward end of the discharge connection will be a ball connection attached to 300 feet of floating rubber discharge hose that will be attached to the submerged pipeline. The floating hose will be lighted and the entire connection and assembly will be out of the navigation channel.
Dredge R.N. WEEKS and B.E. LINDHOLM will arrive approximately December 1, 2014. Dredged material will be transported from the borrow area located at 26° 49′ 26N/80° 01′ 24W west by the dredges to a discharge location within the limits of the above mentioned sub line locations, to be pumped to the beach through a combination of floating and submerged pipelines extending approximately 2,500 LF from the shoreline.
Dredging operations will continue twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven days per week basis. The Dredges will monitor marine VHF channels 13 and 16. Mariners are urged to use extreme caution and transit the area at their slowest safe speed to create minimum wake after passing arrangements have been made. Dredging will occur from approximately December 5-14, 2014. The submerged pipeline will be removed at the completion of dredging activities. Further information contact Miguel Cruz (985) 875-2500 or macruz@weeksmarine.com Chart 11472 LNM: 46/14

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