Monday, January 24, 2011
Wolf Creek Dam Repair
KENTUCKY...
Fixing Wolf Creek Dam will take more time and money than earlier thought.
One spot in the nearly- 4,000-foot-long earthen part of the dam is proving difficult to repair.
A contractor began work 18 months ago to seal off seepage at the dam, which impounds Lake Cumberland in southern Kentucky. Should the dam fail, it would cause the Cumberland River to flood downstream into Tennessee, threatening cities including Nashville.
Corps of Engineers project manager David Hendrix says that where the earth dam meets a concrete section, a concrete barrier wall must be poured within the dam.
Hendrix says the work will go slower and the price is expected to go up. The Corps doesn't have a new cost estimate or completion date.
Fixing Wolf Creek Dam will take more time and money than earlier thought.
One spot in the nearly- 4,000-foot-long earthen part of the dam is proving difficult to repair.
A contractor began work 18 months ago to seal off seepage at the dam, which impounds Lake Cumberland in southern Kentucky. Should the dam fail, it would cause the Cumberland River to flood downstream into Tennessee, threatening cities including Nashville.
Corps of Engineers project manager David Hendrix says that where the earth dam meets a concrete section, a concrete barrier wall must be poured within the dam.
Hendrix says the work will go slower and the price is expected to go up. The Corps doesn't have a new cost estimate or completion date.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:42 PM 
