Critical drainage channels to be maintained

Jessica Haas, Public Affairs Specialist — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:44:00 GMT

Throughout its history, the Lower Mississippi River Flood Plain has been besieged by floodwaters; that’s why flood risk management is one of the Memphis District's major mission areas. We serve as the first line of defense for the entire lower Valley. Working to execute this mission and serving as that first line of defense, a Memphis District Project Delivery Team awarded three major contracts to perform maintenance on drainage channels 1 and 251, which are located in the Little River Drainage District in Southeast Missouri. The contracts are for lower Ditch 251, upper Ditch 251, and upper Ditch 1 and authorize contractors to go in and return a total of 89 miles worth of drainage channels to their authorized level of flood protection.

$10M contract awarded for ACM casting

Jessica Haas, Public Affairs Specialist — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:32:05 GMT

The Memphis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a $10 million contract for articulated concrete mattress (ACM) casting at Richardson Landing Casting Field to Mississippi Limestone Corporation from Friars Point, Mississippi.

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Critical drainage channels to be maintained

$10M contract awarded for ACM casting