City Set to Update Choke Canyon Dam Infrastructure

$5.5 Million Project Scheduled for March 2023 Completion

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – At today’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting, Mayor Paulette Guajardo and City Council awarded a contract to H&S Constructors, Inc to construct upgrades and improvements on the Choke Canyon Dam Infrastructure for $5.5 million.

Owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), Choke Canyon Dam is maintained by the city. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requires periodic dam safety inspections.

As a result of TCEQ inspections, the following upgrades were recommended to the Choke Canyon Dam infrastructure:

  • Gate control systems at the emergency spillway and the low flow outlet tower
  • Outlet tower trash racks renovation
  • Stop log system safety improvements.
  • Concrete spalls repairs on the emergency spillway chute
  • Modernization and stabilization of the gantry crane

Construction of a new maintenance building also will be a part of the upgrades. The maintenance facility will be a small metal building with an engineered slab and limited electricity for lights and outlets.

Construction is scheduled to begin this month and is set to be completed in March 2023.

Media representatives can contact Public Relations Specialist Shelby Coppedge at 361-826-1853 or email at shelbyco@cctexas.com. You can also find updates on Water Utilities on social media channels on Facebook @CCTXWater and Twitter @CCTXWater.

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