LCRA completes $51M dam upgrade

  • LCRA recently completed a $51 million project at Buchanan Dam, which forms Lake Buchanan at the upper end of the Highland Lakes chain. The extensive renovation will help LCRA continue to operate the dam safely and reliably for years to come. Contributed/LCRA
    LCRA recently completed a $51 million project at Buchanan Dam, which forms Lake Buchanan at the upper end of the Highland Lakes chain. The extensive renovation will help LCRA continue to operate the dam safely and reliably for years to come. Contributed/LCRA
The Lower Colorado River Authority has completed a more than 12-year project to upgrade the floodgates at Buchanan Dam to maintain continued reliable and safe operations at the dam, according to the entity. The $51.1 million project took more than a decade because the rehabilitation work was extensive and was performed on only a few of the dam’s 37 floodgates at a time to keep the dam capable of…

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