URhulumente weParish yase-St. Tammany (LA) uza kugrumba i-Pearl River Navigational Canal kufutshane noMlambo i-West Pearl, kulandela imvume yoMkhosi weeNjineli wase-US.
“Oku kuphawula usuku olude nolumangalisayo kubakhweli bethu, abalobi kunye nabazingeli kuMlambo iWest Pearl entle,” watsho uMongameli weParish uMike Cooper."Kangangeminyaka, abemi bethu bebenokufikelela umda kuMlambo iPearl ukusuka kwiLock #1 ngenxa yokwanda kwentlenga ecaleni komjelo."
ISebe leMisebenzi yoLuntu liqalise ukucoca lo mjelo ukunika isiqabu sexeshana emlonyeni wePearl River Navigational Canal.
Iikontraka zigqibezela izicwangciso zokuqalisa iprojekthi yexesha elide efikelela kwi-2.2 yezigidi zeerandi, ebandakanya ukuchithwa kunye nokuzinziswa kweebhanki ukunciphisa ukwakhiwa kwentlenga.
Eli phulo alivuleli nje kuphela indlela yokufikelela kuMlambo iPearl eNtshona, kodwa likwenza ukuba ukhuseleke ngakumbi kubakhweli bethu.
"Iyunithi yethu yaseLwandle ilinganiselwe ekusebenziseni izikhephe ezincinci ezithe tyaba ngenxa yamanzi angekho nzulu kulo mmandla womlambo," utshilo uSheriff Randy Smith.“Maxa wambi ubunzulu obugqithisileyo balo mmandla buhlala bushiya ngaphantsi kwemitha yamanzi, bufuna ukuba abaqhubi bezikhephe zethu babaleke ngenqwelomoya ngelixa behamba ngendlela eyingozi kufutshane nemithi elele phantsi kunye namasebe xa besabela kuphulo lokufuna nokuhlangula kuloo mmandla weWest Pearl. Umlambo.”
Ukophulwa kwaloo ndawo kuya kuvumela iOfisi kaNothimba ukuba ibe nezibonelelo ezininzi ezifumanekayo zokusabela kubemi basweleyo nangendlela ekhawulezayo.
Kwiiveki ezizayo, abaqhubi beenqanawa baya kuba nakho ukuqalisa ukusuka kwi-North Lock #1 isikhephe sokuqaliswa ngokubonga ngemali evela kwi-Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA).
Ezi nzame ziyinxalenye yeeprojekthi ezili-16 eziqhubekayo zeParish yase-St.