Hoeven: Red River Control Structure Now Online, Heart of $3.2 Billion, Multi-State Flood Protection Project

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today marked a major milestone for flood protection in the Fargo-Moorhead region as the Red River was permanently re-routed, bringing the Red River Control Structure online.
“For more than 15 years, we’ve worked to advance permanent flood protection for the entire Fargo-Moorhead region. This has been a tremendous undertaking, requiring us to bring in partners from across all levels of government and from the private sector, but now, we are seeing tremendous results as the very heart of the project, the Red River Control Structure, is brought online,” said Hoeven. “Re-routing the Red River is a remarkable feat and a testament to what we can accomplish when we work together. Moreover, we are making history, as this is the first major Corps project to use the P3 model. Being the first to break this new ground wasn’t easy, but as a result, the federal portion of this project is on time and under budget – that’s a rare achievement and will provide the flood protection this region needs sooner.”
Today’s milestone follows Hoeven’s efforts to:

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