The St. Paul District showcases the Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork initiative through the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project.
“This project exemplifies the [Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork] initiative through cutting red tape, identifying and implementing efficiencies with strong partnerships and delivering critical infrastructure to the region,” said Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
In May, the district hit a major milestone and signed a project partnership amendment which allowed $100 million in funds that were not spent on federal projects to be transferred to the nonfederal sponsors, the city of Fargo, the city of Moorhead and the Metro Flood Diversion Authority. The project is a public-private partnership with split delivery, the first of its kind for a USACE civil works project.
“This is an important and growing region in our country that has challenges with perpetual flooding,” Telle said. “The local community leaders are working with the St. Paul District to be laser-focused on delivery. These people believe in the mission — protecting Americans from flood risk by building infrastructure for the communities impacted. They refuse to quit.”
Through effective leadership, the St. Paul District is delivering infrastructure to the region 10 years sooner than the traditional delivery methods. The project is on track to be ready in spring 2027,
Telle said.
The project provides flood risk management for nearly 260,000 people and 70 square miles of infrastructure in the communities of Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo, Horace, and Harwood and will save the nation millions of dollars annually in flood fighting and potential flood damages.
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