#MemphisDistrictMovingDirt US Army Corps of Engineers
Memphis District
August 31, 2018
Building better floodwalls The Memphis District recently held two kick-off ceremonies for major projects funded by recent Congressional supplemental funding legislation. On Aug. 20, the Hon. R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, members of the Mississippi River Commission and its president, Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser, Memphis District commander Col. Michael Ellicott, and officials from the St. Francis Levee District of Missouri, and the City of Caruthersville, Missouri, met to celebrate the beginning of work to replace the city’s 86-year-old floodwall. The Memphis District expects to award a contract in fiscal year 2020, with a cost of approximately $20-$25 million. On Aug. 29, officials from Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, and the Memphis District, met to kickoff work to replace a significant portion of the Mississippi River floodwall there. Built in 1933, the 3,300-feet-long floodwall has a number of problems including cracks and some shifting. This work is expected to run around $10-$15 million. The Corps of Engineers plans to award a contract for this work in fiscal year 2020.
Helena, Arkansas floodwall kick-off celebration.
Contract awarded
Harbor Dredging Awarded: Forecasted completion:
Caruthersville, Missouri floodwall kick-off ceremony.
August 2018 January 2019
On schedule
Using funds from the President’s Budget and USACE Work Plan, we are dredging all 10 Mississippi River harbors in the District. Inland Dredging Co. submitted the winning bid that came in just under $9 million. Inland has completed dredging the mouth of Memphis Harbor, and will return to complete work there before the end of the season.
Relief well installations Awarded: Completion Date:
August 2017 Fiscal Year 2019
In construction On schedule
Contractors are now in the process of installing 42 relief wells near Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The wells are designed to reduce seepage of water and potential weakening of levees during periods of high water or flooding. Work on this project is approximately 18 percent complete.
District Commander: Col. Michael Ellicott • Deputy for Project Management: James Lloyd, P.E. Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MemphisUSACE • Follow us on Twitter: @MemphisDistrict #MemphisDistrictMovingDirt Point of contact for this paper is the Public Affairs Office at 901.544.3005 or MemphisPAO@usace.army.mil U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District, 167 N Main St. B202, Memphis, TN 38103
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#MemphisDistrictMovingDirt Revetment installation Awarded: Forecasted completion:
June 2018 December 2018
In construction On schedule
The Memphis District hired labor force is performing clearing & snagging and bank grading work along the Mississippi River to prepare riverbanks for the placement of articulated concrete mattress, used for bank stabilization. We awarded contracts for mattress casting, riprap stone placement, and other work associated with this mission. The total cost is approximately $63 million.
Repair levee slides and scours Scheduled: Forecasted completion:
September 15, 2018 September 2020
Scheduled
The Memphis District will perform repairs on 10 areas of levee slides and scours along the Mississippi River and St. Francis River basin. In the St. Francis basin, we expect to do repair work valued at just over $6.5 million. Additional work will be performed along the Mississippi River banks and we expect to award soon. This newsletter is published approximately once a month. It is intended to keep our many sponsors, stakeholders, Congressional Delegations, USACE leadership and employees, and the general public informed regarding the Memphis District’s commitment to build and complete beneficial projects and other work for this region. Please address any questions or concerns to the Memphis District Public Affairs Office, 901.544.3005 or MemphisPAO@usace.army.mil. #MemphisDistrictMovingDirt