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Metro Transit announces plan to restore Eads Bridge

Corps: The Mighty Mississippi River Will Not Shutdown

Corps officials announced over the weekend that expedited work to remove rocks near Thebes Illinois will keep that critical 9-foot channel open.

2013/01/15

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Drought Exposes Quicksand Along Mississippi River, Missouri River

Earlier this month, an 11-year-old girl had to be rescued after sand swallowed her up to her waist

2012/08/17

WYATT, MO - MAY 03:  Floodwater flows over the Birds Point levee after the Army Corps of Engineers blew a massive hole in it to divert water from the town of Cairo, Illinois May 3, 2011 near Wyatt, Missouri. The diversion flooded about 130,000 acres of Missouri farmland and 100 homes in the state. Heavy rains have left the ground saturated, rivers swollen, and has caused widespread flooding in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Arkansas.  (GettyScott Olson)

Protest Letter Brings Halt to Birds Point Repairs

The corps said it received the letter a week ago protesting the contract to reconstruct the levee.

2012/06/19

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New Corps Leader Confident of Levee Improvements

Says partnership will help expedite permitting process

2011/08/17

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Levee Decertification Has Hurt Region’s Economy

Officials: Untold number of jobs lost because of flood insurance rate fears

2011/07/14

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Vote To Delay Flood Maps “Good News”, But Challenges Remain

Officials say upgrades should be completed in time, if Corps cooperates

2011/07/13

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McCaskill: Corps’ Letters to Flood Victims Bad Timing

The letters were intended to gauge landowners’ interest in selling all or part of their land to the federal government.

2011/07/06

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Corps Says It Is Expediting Levee Upgrade Process

Flood Prevention Council doubts Corps commitment to expedite permitting process.

2011/07/05

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Wood River Levee Repairs Move Forward

Plan to be submitted to Corps of Engineers Division officials this week

2011/06/27

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Metro East Levee Plan Progresses, Questions Remain

District has designs, cost estimate. Concerned about permitting process.

2011/06/20

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