With the Dam Safety Assurance Program work to reduce risk at Dover Dam officially complete, the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio to mark the occasion.
The Dover Dam Safety Assurance Program consisted of rehabilitation of Dover Dam by installing 130 anchors in the dam and stilling basin, installing a parapet wall on top of the dam and installing a closure on the left descending abutment as well as river bank protection immediately downstream of the dam.
Col. Leon Parrott, Commander, Huntington District, says the structure is a vital part of the flood control system in Ohio and even states further south. He further explained that this important work would not be possible without great the partnership with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, the support of local and national level leaders and of course a construction company with a proven record of success.
Congressman Bob Gibbs says he's pleased to see the renovations come to a close after being involved with the project since its inception in 2005.
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Chief Engineer, Boris Slogar, stated this project was a testimony to the ingenuity of the team to devise a workable solution to maintain the aging structure while John Hoopingarner, Executive Director/Secretary of the of the District, recognized the importance of the cost-share partnership with the Corps on this and other on-going dam improvement projects in the District.
The primary contractor, Brayman Construction Corporation's CEO, Steve Muck reported that his company was able to complete the work on time and on budget, but he says the rehabilitation effort was no easy task.
Failure of the Dover Dam would place over 40,000 people at risk and potentially cause economic loss in excess of $700 million.
The total project cost was $60 million. The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District was the non-Federal Sponsor and provided 3.45 percent, or more than $2 million, of the total project cost.
Within the Huntington District's 45,000-square-mile footprint, more flood control dams, levees, and floodwalls have been designed and constructed than in any other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district in the country. The Huntington District operates and maintains 35 dams, 25 Federal levees and 9 locks and dams.
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