The Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (F) portfolio contains eight projects with an approximate cost of $51.8  million all within the Galveston District.

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Galveston District Projects

 F-01 - Brays Bayou

Supplemental funding for this project was appropriated to repair channel damage (erosion and sloughing) caused by Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda. Engineering and Design of plans and specifications is ongoing. A contract award is expected in June 2020.

 F-03 - Freeport Hurricane Protection Levee

Supplemental funding for this project was appropriated to repair erosion and replace rip rap on the levee system along Brazos River and Oyster Creek caused by Hurricane Harvey. The project is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in March 2020.

 F-06 - Port Arthur and Vicinity Project

Supplemental funding for this project was appropriated to repair pump stations and erosion of the Hurricane Flood Protection Levee caused by Hurricane Harvey. Levee repairs were added to the Port Arthur Contract with an expected award in April 2020. Currently the Galveston District is coordinating with the New Orleans District to acquire a capable contractor to repair pump stations. A contract award is expected in May 2020.

 F-07 - Sims Bayou

Supplemental funding was appropriated for this project to repair erosion and sloughing within and along the channel caused by Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda. The engineering and design of plans and specifications is ongoing, with a contract award expected in June 2020.

 F-08 - Texas City Hurricane Harvey Levee Project

Supplemental funding for this project was appropriated to repair Hurricane Harvey related damage to the Galveston Bay area levee and channel system, including channel scouring near the Moses Lake Flood Gate, rip rap displacement and erosion. Construction is ongoing and currently scheduled to be completed in June 2020.

 F-08A - Texas City Hurricane Harvey I-Wall

Supplemental funding for this project was appropriated to replace a 600-foot section of damaged I-Wall structures with improved T-Wall structures. the current I Wall was damaged during Hurricane Harvey and various other events. The new wall sections will meet current industry standards. A contract award is expected in January 2021.

 F-09 - Vince Bayou

Supplemental funding for this project was appropriated to repair erosion and sloughing within, and along, Vince Bayou caused by Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda. Engineering and Design is ongoing, with an expected award in June 2020.

 F-10 - White Oak Bayou

Supplemental funding for this project was appropriated to repair erosion and sloughing within, and along, White Oak Bayou caused by Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda. Engineering and Design is ongoing with an expected award in June 2020.

Program photos

R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, middle, speaks with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District Commander Col. Kenneth Reed, right, and Dam Safety Project Manager Stacy Gray, left, during a visit to the Lewisville Dam Spillway. Mr. James visited Lewisville Lake to meet USACE Fort Worth staff and receive a brief of the Lewisville Dam Safety Modification and other lake projects. Fort Worth District was established in 1950. Lewisville Lake dam constructed in 1955, it has 187 miles of shoreline, 28 designated public use areas, 16,352 acres above normal pool and 5,747 acres of flowage easement. The district is responsible for water resources development in two-thirds of Texas, and design and construction at military installations in Texas and parts of Louisiana and New Mexico. U.S Army photo by Trevor Welsh.
Beach nourishment project west of 61st street is in conjunction with the broader project to dredge the Houston and Galveston channels. The nourishment project, a collaboration between USACE, the Texas Land Office and the Galveston Park Board of Trustees, is expected to place up to 711,000 cubic yards of material along the existing beach.
Beach nourishment project west of 61st street is in conjunction with the broader project to dredge the Houston and Galveston channels. The nourishment project, a collaboration between USACE, the Texas Land Office and the Galveston Park Board of Trustees, is expected to place up to 711,000 cubic yards of material along the existing beach.

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