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NOAA Louisiana Trustee Group selects two coastal restoration projects

NOAA and the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group selected two coastal restoration projects for implementation under the Deepwater Horizon restoration program. - Government buyer and offices: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), through the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (Louisiana TIG). The TIG also includes Louisiana state agencies and federal trustee agencies. - Selected restoration work: - East Orleans Landbridge Restoration — Alternative 4: Dredge and place approximately 5.0 million cubic yards of sediment from an inland borrow source to restore up to 1,320 acres of wetlands and provide 14,867 linear feet of shoreline protection. Estimated implementation cost: $109.4 million. - Raccoon Island Restoration — Alternative 3: Place approximately 2.9 million cubic yards of offshore sand to restore up to 410 acres of barrier-island habitat; maintain existing Gulfside breakwaters; build four bayside breakwaters and nine living shoreline structures. Estimated implementation cost: $156.3 million. - Combined estimated implementation cost: $265.7 million, funded through the Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats Restoration allocation. - Not a vendor solicitation: This is a final restoration plan and Finding of No Significant Impact, not a request for vendor proposals. No OEMs or vendors are identified.

Description

The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has prepared the Final Phase 2 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #8.1 and a Finding of No Significant Impact for restoration projects addressing wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The plan evaluates three design alternatives for each project and selects preferred alternatives for implementation: East Orleans Landbridge Restoration and Raccoon Island Restoration. The selected projects include wetland and barrier island habitat restoration, shoreline protection, and breakwater and living shoreline work. Their combined estimated implementation cost is approximately $265.7 million, funded through the Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats Restoration Type allocation.

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