Location: Tulsa, OK

Owner/Client: City of Tulsa

Project Size: 1,100 Feet in Length

Project Budget: $36 Million ($16 Million - Flume)

Collaborators: CH2M Hill (Jacobs), Merrick & Company Engineers, Domingo Gonzales Associates

City of Tulsa-led $36 Million project focused on replacing the defunct low water dam in the Arkansas River. As part of the project, the City envisioned a recreational kayaking component along the bank of the Arkansas River. Mike led MVVA’s flume design team from contract negotiations to construction, while working closely with the flume hydrology & hydraulic engineer. The flume is 1,100 feet long and consists of seven drops. The drops can be fine tuned with an iPad to create different wave profiles based on the intended user group - kayakers, surfers or rafters. The project amended the original USACE Section 404 permit and also received a Section 408 permit approval.

The project was closely linked in both funding and schedule with the Williams Crossing Bridge project due to the sharing of the cofferdam. Mike worked in close consultation with the USACE to determine the best approach to permit the shared cofferdam for the projects due to his oversight on both projects and project management of the adjacent Gathering Place park.

Photos courtesy of Crossland Construction Company and Skyler Cooper/KRMG