Usace Mat Sinking Unit

The usace vicksburg district s mat sinking unit msu which now encompasses around 50 full time employees and 200 seasonal workers first started in 1940 and covers a jurisdiction that includes.

Usace mat sinking unit. Army corps of engineers has served the citizens of the mid south region since 1882. Army corps of engineers vicksburg district. This transportation is made possible in part by the corps of engineers mat sinking unit and its crew who work tirelessly each season to protect the riverbanks with concrete mats and prevent erosion. The current mat sinking unit was built in 1940 widened in 1960 and is being replaced over the next several years with a new.

Army corps of engineers usace vicksburg district s mat sinking unit suspended its 2019 revetment season jan. This transportation is made possible in part by the u s. Army corps of engineers usace mat sinking unit and its crew who work tirelessly each season to protect the riverbanks with concrete mats to prevent erosion. Just as christmas mardi gras and easter roll around annually so does the mat sinking season with the u s.

The memphis district u s. The mat sinking unit was built in 1940 widened in 1960 and is being replaced over the next several years with new and improved plant. Army corps of engineers usace vicksburg district held a blessing of the fleet ceremony july 21 to commemorate the mat sinking unit s deployment and the official start of revetment season the ceremony was conducted virtually. The annual mission of its employees is to minimize flood risk keep america s most vital inland navigation highway the mississippi river open for navigation and to preserve our environment for future generations.