Army Corps of Engineers: Factors Contributing to Cost Increases and Schedule Delays in the Olmsted Locks and Dam Project

Abstract

The Corps is responsible for planning and constructing the Olmsted Locks and Dam project on the Ohio River, 17miles upstream from the Mississippi River. The project will replace two locks and dams, which are beyond their design lives, with new locks and anew dam. According to the Corps, more tonnage passes through Olmsted annually than any other place in the nations inland navigation system. The Water Resources Development Act of1988 authorized the Olmsted project at a cost of $775 million. The Corps estimated construction would take 7years. In 2012, the Corps submitted a PACR to Congress, seeking to increase the Olmsted projects authorized cost to $2.918 billion, with an estimated completion date of 2024.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1027345

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