CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The city of Cedar Rapids is preparing to undertake more than $7.4 million in construction work next year on its flood control system.
The city will open bids this month for key projects, including demolition of a bridge and construction of a permanent levee and gatewell in Czech Village, the Gazette reported. Bids will also open for construction of a flood wall, pump stations and watermain protecting the Quaker Oats plant along the riverfront.
Work on the Czech Village project is estimated at $2.1 million and is expected to begin in the spring and be complete next fall. Work on the Shaver Road NE Bridge demolition is estimated at $2.5 million and will accommodate a new bridge and adjacent flood walls along with flood protection. That work is expected to begin in November.
The Quaker Oats plant project is underway, but the third phase - which includes the flood wall, pump stations and watermain, is expected to be completed next year. Once done, the fourth phase to build a 42-foot-wide, 11-foot-high miter gate flood closure at the Union Pacific Railroad will start in May for an estimated $2 million.
Cedar Rapids, the state’s second-largest city, was devastated by historic flooding in 2008 flood that wiped out downtown neighborhoods.
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