10-09-2025 Monthly Project Update
The Board of Directors for Lake McQueeney Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (LMWCID 1, or “the District”) would like to provide residents an update on the work performed so far at the dam for the Lake McQueeney Spillgate Replacement and Dam Armoring Project.
Schedule Status:
Based on complications with hydraulic connections and Steel-Fab delays, the substantial completion date has changed. Schedule assumptions have been adjusted based on actual experience. The newest targets for substantial completion, including mitigation steps for further delays are: Earliest 1/13/2026; Latest, 3/22/2026.
The “substantial completion date” references the date the work has been sufficiently inspected, tested and construction finished. The lake can start collecting water at that time. The date the lake will be filled will depend on weather and drought conditions.
Current Work Status:
- Connecting, Flushing, Pressure testing hydraulic system bay 3 to HPU – Completed
- Connecting Bay 3 cylinders to hydraulic system – Started
- Stop log delivery & dry fit Bay 3 – Completed
- McQueeney maintenance bridge span erection – Completed
- Powerhouse access – stair landings and stringers – Ongoing
- Control Building Modifications and Electrical – Ongoing
- Bay 3 side and horizontal seals – Ongoing (2nd stage pour back)
- Bay 2 side and horizontal seals – Ongoing (Completed until bay 2 work starts)
- North Embankment dam armoring – Ongoing
- South Embankment dam armoring – Ongoing
Upcoming work:
- Bay 3 crest gate pretesting
- Side seal pour backs
- Final torque all bolts
- Grout hinges, stop pads, trunnions, & dogging arms
- Cathodic Protection Testing – (1st test completed – 2nd test schedule)
- Cut Bay 3 Cofferdam Sheets
- Install stop pads and temporary struts for Bay 2
- Install Bay 2 stoplogs
- Control Building Modifications and Electrical
- North and South embankment dam armoring earthwork and concrete placements
If residents have additional questions regarding the Lake McQueeney Spill gate Replacement and Dam Armoring Project, please use the Contact Us form to submit your inquiries.
