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May-June 2002 – Mississippi River Flooding |
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May 21 – Preparations: Workers move construction equipment and materials from low ground to the concrete dock. |
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May 22 – Water begins to creep under the 1940 bridge and approaches, and onto the access road to the project offices. |
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May 22 – Water begins to creep under the 1940 bridge and approaches, and onto the access road to the project offices. |
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May 23 – By the next afternoon, water was over the access roads and approaching the project office trailers. |
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May 28 – Team members travel around the flooded construction site by boat. |
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May 29 – The local media interviews resident engineer Gowen Dishman of HNTB on how the flooding is affecting work at the site. |
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June 3 – Chuck Faggard and Theresa Hunt of HNTB prepare for their morning commute to the project office trailer. The half-mile ride from a nearby levee takes about 10 minutes. |
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June 4 – Project team members arrive at the office trailer by boat. Water on the parking lot was approximately four feet high. |
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Breakwater for Pier 38 on May 15. The inset shows the river level prior to high water. For reference, the horizontal beams are 3 feet (0.9 meters) wide. |
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Trees and other debris carried by the strong river current wash up against the Pier 38 breakwater. |
