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$12.8 Million Contract Awarded For Oxbow, Hickson and Bakke Ring Levee

February 26, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A contract has been awarded to build a ring levee to protect the people of Oxbow, Hickson and Bakke from flood waters. It’s part of the larger $3.2 billion FM Flood Diversion project. The $12.8 million contract for the levee was awarded to Hendrickson Transportation of Hamburg, Iowa. It will protect the towns from the risk…

Oslo, Minnesota Cut Off By Floodwaters But It’s “Business as Usual”

Governor Tim Walz sent several dozen Army National Guard soldiers to assist Oslo over the weekend

April 15, 2019

TJ Nelson,

OSLO, MN — Oslo, Minnesota is now an island cut off by Red River floodwaters blocking highways in and out of the town of around 300 people. The Red has crested below the record level and is holding steady. The town is protected by a massive permanent ring levee that has been in place for years. About half the population left…