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Bank Grading Unit Goes To Work On Lower Miss

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Bank Grading Unit Goes To Work On Lower Miss

September 1, 2023

The Memphis Engineer District’s new bank grader, Grader 1, is already hard at work helping to provide riverbank stabilization. Delivered to Memphis in April and christened in May, Grader 1… Read More

Memphis Engineer District Welcomes $25.5 Million Bank Grading Unit

The Memphis Engineer District welcomed a new, $25.5 million Bank Grading Unit (BGU), April 11. Built over a period of three years, the unit replaces the district’s 74-year-old bank grader. The BGU creates perfectly sloped riverbanks that are then covered in articulated concrete mattresses for bank stabilization on the Lower Mississippi River. It will be named Grader 1. (Photo courtesy of Memphis Engineer District.)

Memphis Engineer District Welcomes $25.5 Million Bank Grading Unit

April 28, 2023

After three years of work and $25.5 million, the Memphis Engineer District’s new Bank Grading Unit (BGU) has arrived. The BGU was delivered April 11, docking at its new home… Read More