By Dewey Terrill
Little Apple Post
Phase One of the new levee project in Manhattan is 95% complete. When complete the entire project will provide flood risk reduction for more than 10,000 people and save $.28 million for residential and commercial development. City commissioners were informed Tuesday that the levee build completion is estimated to end Sept. 22. The levee is located south of Tuttle Creek reservoir.
Phases one carries a $32.5 million federal expenditure budget and $11.39 million for the City of Manhattan.
Future phases two and three will include a stoplog gap and closure of a 16th Street railroad crossing. There will have to be negotiations on easements for four pieces of property. The stoplog gap will include 50-foot long steel beams that will be dropped into place with a crane.
When complete, the total cost of the entire fully funded project is estimated at $46.27 million with the city's share totaling $16.2 million. Six million would come from other sources. Commissioners learned that the budget for the project is fiscally healthy.