City & Army Corps to host events about Flood Risk Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Cedar Rapids will host two public open houses on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 about the Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Flood Risk Management Project. The purpose of these events is to provide a status update on the East Side Flood Risk Management project and to solicit public input.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 16, 2011

TIMES: Noon – 2 p.m. & 5 – 7 p.m.

WHERE: African American Museum of Iowa, 55 12th Avenue SE

The Corps-City team will present an update of the project's schedule; an overview of the alignment; and preliminary design details for floodwall sections, levee sections, closure structures, and pump stations. Display areas will be staffed by Corps and City project representatives. Meeting attendees are invited to view the displays and talk with the team one on one.

For technical questions about the project, please contact:

Tom Heinold, (309) 794-5203, Thomas.D.Heinold@usace.army.mil, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;

Kirk Sunderman, (309) 794-5140, Kirk.J.Sunderman@usace.army.mil, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;

David Scanlan, (319) 286-5879, D.Scanlan@cedar-rapids.org, City of Cedar Rapids.

For questions about the upcoming open house, please contact:

Marsha Dolan, (309) 794-5648, Marsha.G.Dolan@usace.army.mil, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.