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Diversion project reports major 2025 milestones as construction winds down for winter

Metro Flood Diversion Authority · December 19, 2025
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Summary

Staff told the Diversion Authority that 2025 saw substantial progress: 13 bridges opened, the Red River was rerouted through the new control structure (now >90% complete), millions of cubic yards of excavation were finished and work will shift to operations and maintenance as crews pause for winter.

Authority staff and contractors told the board that 2025 was a productive construction year and that work will transition to winter activities with selective ongoing work in areas that require cold‑weather techniques.

In the board’s year‑end video and subsequent staff updates, presenters noted that 13 bridges opened to traffic in 2025, work progressed on two aqueducts, and the Red River was rerouted through the new gated control structure (presenters described that structure as more than 90% complete). Staff cited large earthmoving…

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