Mitigation construction and channel improvements address flooding in Jefferson County.
Jefferson County, Texas: $50 million
Project Description
Repetitive flooding along Interstate 10 near Beaumont, Texas in Jefferson County, has caused the flooding of thousands of structures including 175 repetitive and severe repetitive loss properties. This includes the Good Year manufacturing plant which has suffered nearly $100 million in damage since 2017. The interstate is often impassable, which cuts off access to critical community lifelines such as emergency resources, evacuation routes, emergency facilities and shelters.
The Jefferson County Drainage District will mitigate this damage by building detention and diversion facilities and improve channels. The district will excavate a 3,800-linear foot diversion channel, a 370-acre detention facility west of Kidd Gully, and a 225-acre detention facility to the east of Kidd Gully. It will also make about 28,770 linear feet of channel improvements along Kidd Gully (Channel 406) and about 10,625 linear feet of channel improvements along Bayou Din (Channels 407).