Army Corps details Port Arthur flood‑protection work, schedules Nov. 20 public open house

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday presented a detailed overview of the Port Arthur element of the Sabine‑to‑Galveston regional flood‑risk reduction project, including contract status, scope and a Nov. 20 public open house for residents.

Arnon Bazemore, Sabine‑to‑Galveston project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told the Port Arthur City Council the Port Arthur component includes 14.3 miles of earthen levee improvements (about 10 miles of raises and 4.3 miles of new levee), roughly 6.2 miles of concrete floodwall work (replacing older I‑walls with more robust T‑wall foundations), fronting protection for existing pump stations, installation of about 20 road and railroad closure gates and a new pump station in the Rollea Gully area. "Our goal is to…