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Mat Sinking Unit Armors Mississippi River Banks Crew members aboard the Corps of Engineers’ Mat Sinking Unit prepare to begin laying a protective blanket of concrete squares on the Mississippi River bottom near St. Gabriel, La. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Crew members aboard the Corps of Engineers’ Mat Sinking Unit prepare to begin laying a protective blanket of concrete squares on the Mississippi River bottom near St. Gabriel, La. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Mat Sinking Unit Armors Mississippi River Banks

January 15, 2021

The river road through St. Gabriel, La., located on the left descending bank near Mile 200 on the Mississippi River, is a quiet stretch, with plots of farmland dwarfing neighborhoods… Read More

Corps Revetment Team Looks To The Future MSU crew members transfer concrete squares from a deck barge onto the mat laying barge. Each deck barge holds about 500 squares, and the MSU crew can lay six or seven barges’ worth of squares per day. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

MSU crew members transfer concrete squares from a deck barge onto the mat laying barge. Each deck barge holds about 500 squares, and the MSU crew can lay six or seven barges’ worth of squares per day. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Bristol Harbor Group Designs New Mat Boat For Corps Mat boat with robotics system. (Rendering courtesy of Bristol Harbor Group)

Bristol Harbor Group Designs New Mat Boat For Corps

November 21, 2018

The Philadelphia Engineer District’s Marine Design Center (MDC) announced that it will soon be releasing a sources sought notice for the construction of a mat boat, a 188- by 74-… Read More

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Mat Sinking Unit Armors Mississippi River Banks

Corps Revetment Team Looks To The Future

With Mississippi River On the Rise, MSU Ends Revetment Season Early

Mat Sinking Unit Completes Revetment Season

Bristol Harbor Group Designs New Mat Boat For Corps