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The Belle Chasse/Scarsdale Ferry
provides access to both sides of the river for
trucking, students, and residents of Plaquemines
Parish. The ferry landings were built in the 1950s
and were in need of replacement due to their age and
the need for additional traffic capacity.
The Plaquemines Parish government hired
Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. to design the replacement of
asphalt approach ramps, timber and steel dolphins,
and steel bridge ramps for vehicular traffic for
both the Belle Chasse and Scarsdale sides of the
Mississippi River. BKI designed the replacement of
the existing ramps with hinged access ramps to
provide wider access and room for more vehicles. The
ramps were designed to take into account the
fluctuations of the Mississippi River from about
20.0 NGVD to about 2.0 NGVD. BKI also worked with
Plaquemines Parish to develop a temporary access
road and landing barge for the ferry so service
could continue while construction took place.
During the design process, it was determined the
levee elevation was below that acceptable to the
Corps of Engineers. BKI raised the levee as required
and redesigned the sheet pile-supported concrete
approach ramp.
Construction cost for the entire project, including
repairs to the barges, was approximately $4.2
million.
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