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  • Agency Coordination

    Agency Coordination

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

For over 20 years, GBA has provided technical assistance for key aspects of the widening and deepening and the ongoing operation and maintenance of the 51-mile Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel (HGNC) Project. GBA is the lead design element for the dredging and placement of the dredged materials for the construction of beneficial use habitats and CDF rehabilitation throughout Galveston Bay and Buffalo Bayou.

GBA assisted the Port of Houston Authority and the USACE in developing a technically and economically feasible environmental restoration plan that beneficially uses the dredged material from the HGNC. This plan will eventually develop over 4,600 acres of wetlands, 120 acres of oyster reef mitigation, the restoration of Redfish Reef, Goat Island, the historic San Jacinto shoreline and marsh ridge, creation of an 8-acre bird island, and an offshore fish habitat in Galveston Bay. GBA was instrumental in the coordination of the Limited Reevaluation Report (LRR) that led to the Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and navigation design, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) authorization, and development of the Project Cooperation Agreement.

GBA CONTINUED SERVICES:

  • Design of Marsh Habitat, Island Restoration, Shore Protection, Inlet stability
  • Hydrologic & Hydrodynamic Modeling
  • Sediment Transport Analyses
  • Cost Estimation
  • GeoTechnical Investigations
  • Structural Engineering
  • Spillway Construction & Design
  • Levee Design
  • Project Scoping
  • Technical Documentation
  • Topographic & Hydrographic Surveys
  • Engineering & Scientific Interfacing
  • Presentations
  • Preparation of Plans & Specifications
  • Construction Management

AWARDS:

  • In March 2001, GBA received an Engineering Excellence Award from the Consulting Engineers Council of Texas for the plan to restore and create wetland habitat in Galveston Bay
  • 1995 American Association of Port Authorities Community Involvement Award
  • 1996 American Association of Port Authorities Environmental Enhancement Award
  • 1997 The Parks People Award
  • 2000 Gulf Guardian Award
  • 2001 Texas Council of Engineering Companies Honor Award
  • 2002 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Clean Texas Award
  • 2003 Keep Houston Beautiful Proud Partner Award

CLIENT:

Port of Houston Authority 
111 East Loop North 
Houston, TX 77029-4327