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    Contract awarded to repair flood damage

    Canon Levee to be repaired soon

    Courtesy Photo | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District awarded a contract, March 22,...... read more read more

    KANSAS CITY, MO, UNITED STATES

    03.23.2012

    Story by Diana McCoy 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded another contract to repair 2011 flood damage to a levee along the Missouri River.

    A contract was awarded to ESI Contracting Corporation of Kansas City, Mo., March 22, 2012, for $1.7 million to repair the Canon and Kimsey Holly levees in Holt County, Mo.

    The Canon Levee is a non-federal levee that breached during the 2011 flood. The Kimsey Holly Levee is a federal levee that experience minor erosion. Construction is expected to begin next week.

    A total of seven contracts have been awarded to date to fix nine levees in the lower Missouri River Basin to repair flood damages from the 2011 flooding.

    For more information, call the Kansas City District Public Affairs Office at 816-389-3486.

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    Date Taken: 03.23.2012
    Date Posted: 03.23.2012 15:28
    Story ID: 85715
    Location: KANSAS CITY, MO, US

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