NOTICE TO NAVIGATION INTERESTS
NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT DATE: 01/30/2026 NOTICE NUMBER: 212830-2
ATTN: CEMVN-DE
7400 LEAKE AVENUE
NEW ORLEANS LA 70118-3651
HTTP://WWW.MVN.USACE.ARMY.MIL/
POC:
Jesse Adams 504-862-1061 Robert Swayze (504) 862-2062 LOCAL NUMBER: MVN 26-01 / MVN 26-03 / MVN 26-07
WATERWAY: I.H.N.C LOCK FOREBAY
EFFECTIVE: 01/30/2026 06:30 thru 02/01/2026 17:00 CDT
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AMENDMENT - Navigation Notice 212830-1, MVN 26-03 DEMOLISH OPERATIONS Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock

Reference Navigation Bulletin No. 26-03, dated 14 January 2026, stating that beginning on 27 January 2026 and continuing through 31 January 2026, the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock will be closed to navigation from 6:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day, for a U.S. Government Contractor to demolish the old river end dolphin. 

 

MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE DAYTIME CLOSURES FROM 6:30 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M., EACH DAY, AT THE INNER HARBOR NAVIGATION CANAL (IHNC) LOCK FOR A U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR TO DEMOLISH THE OLD RIVER END DOLPHIN WILL NOW BEGIN ON 30 JANUARY 2026 AND CONTINUE THROUGH 1 FEBRUARY 2026.

 

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT CURRENTLY WORKING AND CONTINUING THROUGH 27 MARCH 2026, THE INNER HARBOR NAVIGATION CANAL (IHNC) LOCK WILL BE CLOSED TO NAVIGATION FROM 6:30 A.M. UNTIL 5:30 P.M., MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS, DUE TO A U.S. GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE UNIT PERFORMING DEMOLITION OPERATIONS ON THE DAMAGED SECTIONS OF THE RIVER END TIMBER GUIDEWALL (REF. BULLETIN NO. 26-04). 

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Wilson, Tyrone, Assistant Supervisor, Channel Survey Section