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  • NR 15-006: Final concrete placements complete Center Hill Dam barrier wall

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (March 17, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is placing the final concrete to complete a barrier wall in the main dam embankment of Center Hill Dam this week. These concrete pours complete the $115 million foundation barrier wall, a key component of the Center Hill Dam Safety Remediation Project.
  • Media Advisory: Media invited to witness Center Hill Dam Remediation Project milestone

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (March 13, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the media to visit the Center Hill Dam Remediation Project 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 to see the placement of concrete to complete the final panel of the Barrier Wall. This is a significant milestone in the construction to rehabilitate Center Hill Dam, which was designated as a high risk dam in 2007.
  • NR 13-008: Corps completes barrier wall at Wolf Creek Dam

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 6, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District poured concrete for the last pile of the barrier wall today, which completes the last and most critical component of the dam safety project required to mitigate seepage through the karst geology deep in the foundation of Wolf Creek Dam’s embankment. It is the last of 1,197 piles that are approximately four feet in diameter and extend up to 275 feet into bedrock below the foundation of the embankment. Altogether they interlock to form the barrier wall.