Posted on October 18, 2021
The Port of Iberia recently completed another step to deepen the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel (AGMAC).
As required by the Corps of Engineers, four pipelines have been lowered to prepare for dredging from the port to the Gulf of Mexico through the Intracoastal Waterway.
The AGMAC project will create a 16 ‘depth in the Commercial Canal to the Intracoastal Waterway of the Gulf. The port recently received offers from potential dredging contractors and expects to award the contract soon.
“This has been a long process and we are excited to be closer to dredging,” he said. Craig romero, Executive Director of the Iberia Port. “This project will give the Port of Iberia the ability to allow much larger vessels to access our port, thus creating more job opportunities for all of Acadiana.”
Dredging is due to begin before the end of the year and is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. This $ 38 million project is funded by capital outlay funds from the state of Louisiana.
The Port of Iberia is strategically located in the heart of the Cajun country along the Louisiana Gulf Coast between Houston and New Orleans. The 2,000-acre manufacturing and industrial site is home to more than 100 companies involved in oil and gas manufacturing and production, material handling, marine services, and more.
