Purpose
The purpose of this project is to stabilize the riverbank adjacent to Sheldon Road in Sheldon, North Dakota, to protect the bridge from eroding into the Sheyenne River.
Location
This project targets where Sheldon Road, located on County Road 54, crosses over the Sheyenne River, approximately 4.75 miles south of Sheldon, North Dakota.
Description
The bank of the Sheyenne River adjacent to the west side of the south abutment of the Sheldon Road Bridge is threatened by severe erosion. Surveys estimate that approximately 30 linear feet have eroded since 2006, with additional erosion happening since. The erosion is threatening the use of Sheldon Road Bridge, and without proper intervention, continued erosion progression could potentially affect the integrity of both the bridge and County Road 54 roadway.
Status
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a Project Partnership Agreement with Ransom County for the Sheldon Road Bridge project in March 2023. Currently, the project is in the design and implementation phase, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be utilizing a design/build multiple award task order to design and construct the project. A contract award is expected in the second quarter of calendar year 2025, with construction anticipated to begin later in calendar year 2025.
Authority
The project is authorized under Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946, as amended, Emergency Streambank Protection. This project is also authorized under the Continuing Authorities Program, which is designed to implement projects to protect public or nonprofit public facilities and/or services that are open to all on equal terms, have been properly maintained but threatened by natural processes on streambanks and shorelines, and are essential and important enough to merit federal participation in their protection (Engineer Regulation 1105-2-100, F3).
Funding
The design and implementation phase of the project will be cost-shared: 65% federal and 35% nonfederal. The total cost to design and construct the project is estimated to be $1,500,000.
Federal funds allocated to date: $945,000