L575 Levee Restoration Information

Background: The L575 Benton-Washington-McKissock-Buchanan-Atchison-Hamburg Levee System experienced significant damage during the 2019 Flood Event. This led to seven (7) breaches, along with substantial other damages, occurring throughout the Levee System.

Current Action: Complete the final repair contract to fully restore the L-575 levee system to its pre-flood condition. 

Restoration Activities:

 

Initial Breach Repair #1 – West of Thurman, IA

Initial Breach Repair #2 – West of Hamburg, IA

Interim Repairs Contract Final Repair Contract

Contractor

Western Contracting Corp. from Sioux City, IA

Newt Maritime Services from Dubuque, IA

Weston Solutions, Inc. of West Chester, PA

Aptim Federal Services, LLC of Alexandria, VA

Contract Amount

$7.5M

$12M

$19.5M

$58.3M

Contract Award

April 14, 2019

April 19, 2019

July 10, 2019

December 23, 2019

Construction Start

May 4, 2019

May 4, 2019

August 5, 2019

January 2020

Estimated
Completion

July 15, 2019 (Complete)

September 20, 2019 (Complete)

April 16, 2020

December 2020

 

Status Updates:

NOAA River Level Observations & Forecasts

NOAA Water Gauge Levels

L575 Levee Imagery

Video Gallery

Video by Michael Glasch
Aerial view near Levee L575 at 2011 setback, Apr. 15, 2019
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District
April 15, 2019 | 0:30
Aerial view near Levee L575 at 2011 setback, Apr. 15, 2019, following March 2019 runoff event. (Video by Mike Glasch)
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