U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District Project Manager Zach Cook and Project Delivery Team members completed a revetment stone repairs project, July 12, in partnership with Commercial Towing Interests, represented by the Lower Mississippi River Committee, and contractor partner, Midwest Construction Company.
The $1.5 million channel maintenance project placed 32,400 tons of Grade C Stone to repair two existing revetment locations.
Revetment is placed against the banks of the river at locations where mainline levees are threatened or where unsatisfactory alignment and channel conditions are developing.
Repairs will promote riverbank stability and to help maintain a safe and reliable navigation channel at River Miles 952L and 679.5R.
These sites are important revetment locations up near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Wickliffe, Kentucky, and just above Helena, Arkansas, at Walnut Bend. Stone repair work at Walnut Bend was needed to help stabilize the riverbank prior to placing articulated concrete mattress there later this Fall.
The Memphis District is responsible for maintaining a safe and dependable navigation channel for 355 miles of the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to the mouth of the White River near Rosedale, Mississippi.
The districts navigation mission is accomplished through the construction of revetments, dikes, dredging, and other structures.
As we continually and proudly emphasize, the Memphis District does not win on its own. We rely heavily on our great partners like the Lower Mississippi River Committee, and contractor partner Midwest Construction Company to accomplish our critical mission. As Engineers for the Region and Nation, the Memphis District is always part of a larger team of partners.
"Winning with our partners" is a core Memphis District approach that’s centered on cultivating mutually beneficial partnerships characterized by shared success, collaborative relationships, and long-term value creation for America.