Kansas City Levees UPRR Closure Structure

2026-11-03

The Kansas City District , United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE ), has a need for the construction of four closure structures ( two stoplog and two sandbag ) located on both sides of two Union Pacific Railroad ( UPRR )- owned bridges crossing the Armourdale ( ARM ; West side of the Kansas River ) and Central Industrial District ( CID ; East side of the Kansas River ) Levee Units . The south bridge ( UPRR # 3 ) contains two sets of railroad tracks : Mainline Track No . 1 and Mainline Track No . 2 . The north bridge ( MOPAC ) contains two sets of railroad tracks : Track No . 3 and Track No . 202 . Floodwalls are to be constructed to the north and the south of the closure structures and tie into existing floodwalls on the ARM side . Closure structures on the CID side connect to earthen levees . Stoplogs and all stoplog components need to be fabricated for the project , and once construction of the stoplog closure structures is complete , a test - fit of the stoplogs across Mainline Track No . 1 and Mainline Track No . 2 is required . To facilitate construction and test - fit of the stop logs , UPRR will require the approval of construction submittals , including a phasing plan , temporary shoring plans , and obtaining temporary track outages . Construction will require flagging operations for all activities within 25 feet of the track or if equipment has the potential to foul track . Stoplog storage structures to store all stoplog components also need to be provided on each levee unit .

Missouri

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