Low water levels of the Mississippi River are making it impossible to finish the latest hotel from Pinnacle Entertainment
Construction delays are inevitable on some projects. The opening of Pinnacle Entertainment’s Baton Rouge Casino Hotel has been delayed. The $357 million hotel was supposed to open in December 2011; instead, it will open sometime in the first quarter of 2012. Blame it on the Mississippi River, which is at historically low water levels.
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Since the Mississippi River is at such a low level, Pinnacle has been unable to move three of the casino hulls from the Bollinger Shipyards to the project site. These hulls comprise the casino itself. If the Mississippi doesn’t rise in the next few weeks or months, then the opening will be delayed by a few months as well. Luckily, melting snow from further up the Mississippi will raise water levels over the next few months giving the developer and construction teams hope that they will be able to complete the Pinnacle Baton Rouge Casino Hotel this year.
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