Within a matter of hours, the road over Eufaula Dam became the site of the highest concentration of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Oklahoma, Aug. 19.
With panels over approximately 20 percent of the bridge deck placed, contractors began pouring the UHPC to bond the prefabricated panels.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. Diana Holland and Memphis District Commander Col. Zach Miller visit with USACE employees at the Joint Field Office at Baton Rouge. USACE is working in partnership with the local, state, and federal response to Hurricane Ida. We have more than 280 personnel deployed and engaged, who are coordinating with local, state, and federal partners in the affected areas. Our number one priority continues to be the life, health, and safety of all who are affected by Hurricane Ida. Photo by Capt. Joe Pritts
UHPC is capable of withstanding pressures more than five times that of normal construction-grade concrete.
The mixture is sensitive to temperature and had to be poured at night.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiative brought together representatives from Tulsa response agencies and organizations improve disaster response procedures and processes when communities along the Arkansas River below Keystone Dam and behind the Tulsa West-Tulsa Levee are impacted.
Tulsa District’s Emergency Management Office held a tabletop exercise June 16 with Osage County officials. Representatives from Barnsdall, Avant and Skiatook were invited.
Tabletop exercises enable Tulsa District Emergency Management staff to educate local officials about available emergency funding under programs like Public Law 84-99.
Tabletops are like role-playing games only the implications are based upon real-world...
TULSA, Okla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Tulsa District, hereby informs the public of the release of the 2021 Draft El Dorado Lake Master Plan (hereafter Plan). As well as the associated draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), and draft Environmental Assessment (EA).
