The City of Sparks celebrated the completion of the years-long North Truckee Drain Realignment Project last Thursday. This $40 million project, consisting of a series of underground culverts to send water from the North Truckee Drain to the Truckee River was designed and constructed to ensure that flood waters reduce the impact it causes to lower lying properties. The … [Read more...]
Final phase of Truckee River Flood Project OK’d
Following a recent storm where Northern Nevada got hit with torrential downpours, the Sparks City Council approved a $14,118 contract with Q&D Construction to build the final phase of the North Truckee Drain Realignment Project. This third part of the Truckee River Flood Project will help reroute storm water further downstream of the Truckee River to minimize flooding in … [Read more...]