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Fort Worth, TX

Central City Flood Control Project

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The Central City Flood Control Project is a flood-risk-reduction effort along the West Fork and Clear Fork of the Trinity River in and around downtown Fort Worth. Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the Tarrant Regional Water District as local sponsor, in partnership with the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, it involves construction of a bypass channel, a dam, flood isolation gates, levee improvements, and associated utility and bridge relocations. The work is intended to address findings that portions of the existing Fort Worth Floodway levee system no longer provide adequate protection for the developed land behind them. The project appears in city proceedings in connection with contracts, utilities, public hearings, and related development and parks matters.
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Tarrant Regional Water District4
North Bypass Channel2
Trinity River2
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers2
West Fork Trinity River1
Canal C, Phase 11
Northside Community Center1
Clear Fork1
Ham Branch1
I-35W/I-30 interchange1
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October 2026

Press Release
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USACE, Tarrant Regional Water District and the City will host an open house on Oct. 22 at Northside Community Center to update the public on the Central City Flood Control Project, including North Bypass Channel construction and the Ham Branch restoration.

Public invited to attend Central City Project Open House on Oct. 22

July 2026

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The Ham Branch habitat-mitigation project will restore a degraded urban stream, wetland habitat, and streamside corridor as part of the Central City Flood Control Project. It also includes trash collection, fish-passage, and stormwater-storage improvements.

Project to restore Ham Branch’s natural stream bed and banks

May 2026

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting contractor bids for the North Bypass Channel — the first major construction component of the Central City Flood Control project along the Trinity River — with contract award anticipated in September; the broader project has secured $443 million in federal funding since 2022.

Central City flood control project now accepting bids

February 2026

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City Council approved the creation of a Public Improvement District (PID) for the Panther Island project, covering approximately 407 acres, to fund operations, maintenance, and enhanced amenities through special assessments on property owners at a maximum rate not to exceed $0.165 per $100 of valuation.

Council approves improvement district for Panther Island