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USACE moves one step closer to construction of Central City’s North Bypass Channel

By April 7, 2025

Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently soliciting contractor bids for the Fort Worth Central City North Bypass Channel construction contract. Offers are due by May 29 with an anticipated contract award date in September 2025.

The North Bypass Channel is the first major flood risk mitigation component of the Central City project going into construction.

Read More: Central City North Bypass Channel Construction Contract Solicitation > Fort Worth District > News Releases

 

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 549.76 550.00 -0.24
Benbrook 693.51 694.00 -0.49
Bridgeport 826.80 836.00 -9.20
Cedar Creek 321.94 322.00 -0.06
Eagle Mountain 644.27 649.10 -4.83
Lake Worth 591.22 594.00 -2.78
Richland-Chambers 315.00 315.00 0.00
*Conservation Level: The permitted level of water an entity is allowed to hold in a lake. Any amount above the conservation level is used for the temporary storage of flood waters and must be released downstream.

**Difference: Amount above or below conservation level.

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