Offutt levee repairs begin
Now that nearly all the most critically damaged levees on the Missouri River — all on the Iowa side — have been repaired, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making its first major repair on the Nebraska side.
By News Channel Nebraska
BELLEVUE - Now that nearly all the most critically damaged levees on the Missouri River — all on the Iowa side — have been repaired, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making its first major repair on the Nebraska side.
This week, the corps hopes to award a contract to repair the damaged levees built to protect Offutt Air Force Base, the Omaha metro area’s primary sewage treatment plant and other infrastructure north of the juncture of the Platte and Missouri Rivers. Two levees totaling over 18 miles are involved.
A corps of engineers official says if this contract is awarded as planned, work should begin in mid-August and be completed two to three weeks later. The cost of the work won’t be known until the bids are reviewed and the contract approved.