Columbus POE - Phoro Credit Robert Beck DEMING – The berm project in Columbus, NM is starting to take shape.
Luna County has finally been able to purchase the land that is required to create a drainage area that will help prevent the Columbus area and the Port of Entry from future flooding.
County Manager Chris Brice told Deming Radio News that the County worked with 8 or 9 different landowners to acquire the rights to the land for the development of the berm.
Brice said that the County spent a total of around $220.000 to purchase the land from the original owners.
Brice said that the project’s next steps are underway, saying that engineers will be doing more work, and the project will go out to bid.
Components of the system include a diversion berm about 3 miles in length, a new 200-foot long bridge for NM 11, and a stormwater detention basin close to 620 acre-feet in total volume located approximately 400 feet west of NM-11 and just north of the international boundary.
Brice also said that the completion date on the berm looks like it will be around the early part of 2025.
The project started in 2006 and finally appears to be heading towards completion.
Luna County has finally been able to purchase the land that is required to create a drainage area that will help prevent the Columbus area and the Port of Entry from future flooding.
County Manager Chris Brice told Deming Radio News that the County worked with 8 or 9 different landowners to acquire the rights to the land for the development of the berm.
Brice said that the County spent a total of around $220.000 to purchase the land from the original owners.
Brice said that the project’s next steps are underway, saying that engineers will be doing more work, and the project will go out to bid.
Components of the system include a diversion berm about 3 miles in length, a new 200-foot long bridge for NM 11, and a stormwater detention basin close to 620 acre-feet in total volume located approximately 400 feet west of NM-11 and just north of the international boundary.
Brice also said that the completion date on the berm looks like it will be around the early part of 2025.
The project started in 2006 and finally appears to be heading towards completion.
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