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Published March 30, 2011, 01:59 PM

Corps outlines changes in Red River diversion plan

The Army Corps of Engineers says it needs formal approval from state and local officials in two states by April 11 to keep moving forward on a planned Red River diversion around Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers says it needs formal approval from state and local officials in two states by April 11 to keep moving forward on a planned Red River diversion around Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn.

The corps on Wednesday outlined recent changes to the project, which was originally estimated to cost $1.25 billion and has grown to $1.7 billion. The new plan calls for homes in several communities south of Fargo to be moved or demolished.

The original design for the project was changed after corps officials discovered that impacts for downstream communities of the north-flowing river were greater than first anticipated.

Fargo-Moorhead area residents are preparing for a third straight major flood. Millions of sandbags are scheduled to be delivered in the next several days.

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