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Onsite Dredged Material Management for Bayport Terminal Complex
The Bayport Terminal Complex, is the proposed location of the Port of Houston Authority's (PHA) new container and cruise facility. At build out, the terminal will encompass approximately 1,100-acres of undeveloped property located south of the Bayport Ship Channel with the majority of the facility in Pasadena, Texas. The Bayport Ship Channel, with a dredged depth of –40 feet Mean Low Tide (MLT), links the site to Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel. The PHA plans to phase the construction of the Bayport Terminal over a 15–20 year period. As part of the construction, the Bayport container and cruise facilities will generate approximately 7,801,000 cubic yards of dredged material associated with the wharves and a ship turning basin. Of this volume, 3,696,000 cubic yards are to be placed onsite to raise the terminal sites, and 4,105,000 will be placed offsite to construct beneficial use placement area levees and create marshes in Galveston Bay. To accommodate the onsite placement of dredged material, the engineers developed a long-term dredging plan that coincides with the projected development of the terminal. Specific design issues included proactive planning and prioritization of dredge placement areas so that future development of the facility would not be hampered by the need for useable fill material. The dredging plan was also structured for maximum flexibility should the PHA development plan change.
Onsite Dredged Material Management for Bayport Terminal Complex
The Bayport Terminal Complex, is the proposed location of the Port of Houston Authority's (PHA) new container and cruise facility. At build out, the terminal will encompass approximately 1,100-acres of undeveloped property located south of the Bayport Ship Channel with the majority of the facility in Pasadena, Texas. The Bayport Ship Channel, with a dredged depth of –40 feet Mean Low Tide (MLT), links the site to Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel. The PHA plans to phase the construction of the Bayport Terminal over a 15–20 year period. As part of the construction, the Bayport container and cruise facilities will generate approximately 7,801,000 cubic yards of dredged material associated with the wharves and a ship turning basin. Of this volume, 3,696,000 cubic yards are to be placed onsite to raise the terminal sites, and 4,105,000 will be placed offsite to construct beneficial use placement area levees and create marshes in Galveston Bay. To accommodate the onsite placement of dredged material, the engineers developed a long-term dredging plan that coincides with the projected development of the terminal. Specific design issues included proactive planning and prioritization of dredge placement areas so that future development of the facility would not be hampered by the need for useable fill material. The dredging plan was also structured for maximum flexibility should the PHA development plan change.
Onsite Dredged Material Management for Bayport Terminal Complex
Gilbreath, Stephen A. (author) / Kresta, Sarah (author)
Ports Conference 2004 ; 2004 ; Houston, Texas, United States
Ports 2004 ; 1-11
2004-05-13
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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