Repairs continue 3 years after Missouri River flood; navigation season uncertain
Sandbags along the western bank of the Missouri River at Elwood in 2019/Photo courtesy of the Air National Guard By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostThree years later, repairs of damage done by the 2019 Missouri River flood continue.Navigation Restoration Manager for the Army Corps of Engineers, Dane Morris, reports the Corps expects to receive $270 million to complete repair of the levees broken and other infrastructure damaged by the widespread flood."We have been awarding contracts and performing repairs since the 2019 flood occurred," Morris tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "To date, w...