The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a $374,400 contract to LS Marine, Inc., out of Inver Grove Heights, for bank stabilization at Corps Island, near Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin in Pool 3 of the Mississippi River.
Corps Island is a temporary dredged material, or river sand, storage site.
The Corps’ contractor will modify the site and install riprap vanes to prevent further erosion.
The work will occur in the fall of 2024 with the potential for establishing vegetation, such as willow cuttings, in the spring of 2025.
This project is funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.