Two of the three hinged-crest gates have arrived in Oklahoma City and are in storage pending completion of the dam foundations. Setting of the first gate is tentatively scheduled for late June 2000. Once the gate is set, the river will be diverted to the south side and similar grade beam and foundation work will be started on the north one-third section of the dam. The third and remaining dam gate is currently being shipped by rail and is scheduled to be set and the project completed in October 2000. Contractors have substantially completed the dredging of the sedimentation basin between Meridian and MacArthur Avenues.
Work continues on the grouting of the riprap in the basin.
The banks have been sloped and grass planted. The engineer is waiting for the grass to grow and to evaluate the vegetation in the Fall 2000. The scheduled completion date for this dredging is February 2001. The bid opening for the Western Avenue Dam will be held on June 15, 2000. Construction contract awards are scheduled for July 2000.