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  • March

    Crews working on the St. Johns Outlet Scour Repairs project near New Madrid, Missouri, are making great progress as they now work to place stone to protect the outlet control structure and bayou from erosion and scouring due to the interior drainage and Mississippi River backwater effects. This is part of our maintenance efforts to maintain the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project, ensuring the continued reliability of our flood risk management system in the valley.

    Project Update | St. Johns Outlet Scour Repair

    The Memphis District's St. John's Outlet Scour Repairs project, near New Madrid, Missouri, continues making progress as workers are now placing stone to protect the outlet control structure and bayou from erosion and scouring due to the interior drainage and Mississippi River backwater effects.

  • December

    IN THE PHOTO, District Commander Col. Zachary Miller, district leadership, and the project delivery team met with the project partner, Eight Mile Drainage District of Greene County, in Arkansas, for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate a levee culvert and erosion repair project. (USACE Photo by Vance Harris)

    Final ribbon-cuttings close out two-day celebration blitz

    To close out the two-day sprint across five states, the Memphis District held two final ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Nov. 18, 2021. Both events celebrated construction projects completed in Arkansas and Missouri.

  • February

    IN THE PHOTOS, a photo and map of the Eight Mile Creek Levee Culvert Replacement Project area in Greene County, Arkansas. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District recently met a tasker milestone known as “Ready to Advertise” for the Eight Mile Creek Levee Culvert Replacement Project in Greene County, Arkansas, Feb. 5, 2021.

    Eight Mile Creek Levee Culvert Replacement Project Ready to Advertise

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District recently met a tasker milestone known as “Ready to Advertise” for the Eight Mile Creek Levee Culvert Replacement Project in Greene County, Arkansas, Feb. 5, 2021.