Lake McQueeney Dam Construction Update

April 11, 2025

4-10-2025 Monthly Project Update

The Board of Directors for Lake McQueeney Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (LMWCID 1, or “the District”) would like to provide residents an update on the work performed so far at the dam for the Lake McQueeney Spillgate Replacement and Dam Armoring Project.

Schedule Status:

Substantial completion date has slipped to early November 2025

  • Bay 3 cofferdam leaks and transformer supply chain issues caused the substantial completion date change

Current Work Status:

  • Bay 2 cofferdam excavation - completed
  • Bay 2 structure demolition – completed
  • Bay 2 concrete seal slab - completed
  • Bay 3 concrete seal slab – completed
  • Bay 3 concrete foundation 1st lift – completed
  • Bay 3 concrete foundation 2nd lift – started
  • Bay 3 fill existing spillway slab voids - completed
  • Bay 3 structure demolition – completed
  • Maintenance bridge bent caps – 2 remaining
  • Maintenance bridge steel spans assembly – started
  • Stop log foundation - started
  • South Embankment electrical – ongoing
  • North Embankment dam armoring - ongoing

Upcoming work:

  • Bay 2 concrete foundation 1st lift
  • Bay 2 concrete foundation 2nd lift
  • Bay 3 concrete foundation 2nd lift
  • Bay 3 concrete foundation 3rd lift
  • Maintenance bridge bent caps 5 & 6
  • Stop log foundation
  • North downstream embankment armoring earthwork and concrete placements
  • Control building modifications
  • Electrical demolition

Steel-Fab, Inc (steel gate manufacturer)

  • Gate manufacturing ongoing
  • Delivery will continue through mid-June

If residents have additional questions regarding the Lake McQueeney Spill gate Replacement and Dam Armoring Project, please use the Contact Us form to submit your inquiries.

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