Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic.

The restoration project involves dredging 380,000 cubic yards of sand from a shoal on the south side of the Indian River ...

The $5.2 million project, contracted to Mobile Dredging and Video Pipe Inc., will involve removing fine sand and silt from the channel in Middletown to achieve a navigable depth of four to six feet.