Red River Structure of the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Flood Risk Management Project

under planning

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $114.9-million firm-fixed-price contract for construction of the Red River Structure of the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Flood Risk Management Project. The project entails construction of a gated structure with three 50-ft-wide Tainter gates, dam walls, mechanical platform bridge, stilling basin, dentated end sill, downstream retaining walls, approach apron, slope protection slab and approach walls. The radial-arm floodgates will be lowered to limit the amount of floodwaters that enter the metro area, allowing up to 37 ft of water during a 100-year flood.