HARLINGEN-PORT ISABEL - ARROYO COLORADO CUTOFF CHANNEL
General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Dredging
Arroyo Colorado River - Dredge Operation --- --- The Dredge RANGER will conduct dredging operations from the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado River Cutoff Channel to Rio Hondo, approximate Mile 20.0. Dredging will start near the mouth of the river and proceed west towards the Port of Harlingen. Operation will take place 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. On-scene vessels and equipment will include approximately 15,000 linear ft of pipe, two supply barges, one anchor barge, one crane barge, a fuel barge, and three tender boats. The Dredge RANGER requests vessels transiting this stretch of the river coordinate passing arrangements at least 45-minutes in advance. Mariners are requested to avoid meeting or overtaking in the area and should transit at their slowest safe speed to minimize wake. VHF-FM Channels; 13 and 16, POC: (713) 913-7205
Valid 2026-09-04 to 2027-01-31.
USCG Heartland (Gulf) District Local Notice to Mariners 43/2026