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Mississippi River closed temporarily to shipping traffic as work on sill begins
Published Aug 16, 2012 at 8:00 am (Updated Aug 16, 2012)


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(From The Times-Picayune) The Mississippi River was closed temporarily to shipping traffic in New Orleans on Wednesday as contractors began building an underwater barrier that the Army Corps of Engineers says will stop the advance of salt water threatening drinking water in the New Orleans area. Due to low water levels in the Mississippi River, salt water has been moving far upriver and was at the outskirts of New Orleans by Wednesday, nearly 90 miles north of the mouth of the Mississippi.

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