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The channel is a major feature of the Modified Central City Flood Risk Management Project in Fort Worth, Texas.","USACE is delivering the federally authorized project in partnership with the Tarrant Regional Water District, the non-federal sponsor, and in coordination with the City of Fort Worth. The channel is approximately 3,900 linear feet long and 300 feet wide at the channel bottom, and will divert floodwater around the downtown bend of the Clear Fork and West Fork of the Trinity River. It includes a vegetated earthen levee, reinforced concrete floodwalls, pedestrian promenades, multi-use trail connections, accessible ramps and stair landings, and a pedestrian bridge.","USACE said construction mobilization and initial earthmoving are expected to begin in late winter or early spring 2027, with completion of the channel anticipated in 2029. It said the Tarrant Regional Water District and local partners have invested over $374 million of local funds in the project, and that additional federal and local funding will be required to complete all authorized features."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:49:51+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"US","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"قيمة العقد وأبعاد القناة والتمويل المحلي كما وردت في إعلان USACE.","de":"Vertragswert, Kanalmaße und lokale Finanzierung laut Mitteilung von USACE.","en":"Contract value, channel dimensions and local funding stated in the USACE announcement.","es":"Valor del contrato, dimensiones del canal y financiación local, según el anuncio del USACE.","fr":"Valeur du contrat, dimensions du canal et financement local, tels qu’indiqués dans l’annonce de l’USACE.","pt":"Valor do contrato, dimensões do canal e financiamento local informados no comunicado do USACE.","tr":"USACE açıklamasında belirtilen sözleşme değeri, kanal boyutları ve yerel kaynak yatırımı."},"id":"contract-and-channel-figures","items":[{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"قيمة العقد","de":"Vertragswert","en":"Contract value","es":"Valor del contrato","fr":"Valeur du contrat","pt":"Valor do contrato","tr":"Sözleşme değeri"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"texas","id":"central-city-north-bypass-channel-contract-value","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"million-usd"},"period":"2026-09-24","unit":"million USD","value":169.431703},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"طول القناة (تقريبي)","de":"Kanallänge (ungefähr)","en":"Channel length (approximate)","es":"Longitud del canal (aproximada)","fr":"Longueur du canal (approximative)","pt":"Comprimento do canal (aproximado)","tr":"Kanal uzunluğu (yaklaşık)"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"texas","id":"central-city-north-bypass-channel-length","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"foot"},"period":"2026-09-24","unit":"linear feet","value":3900,"valueQualifier":"approximate"},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"العرض عند قاع القناة","de":"Breite an der Kanalsohle","en":"Width at the channel bottom","es":"Anchura en el fondo del cauce","fr":"Largeur au fond du chenal","pt":"Largura no fundo do canal","tr":"Kanal tabanındaki genişlik"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"texas","id":"central-city-north-bypass-channel-bottom-width","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"foot"},"period":"2026-09-24","unit":"feet","value":300},{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"الأموال المحلية التي استثمرها الشركاء المحليون في المشروع (أكثر من)","de":"Von lokalen Partnern investierte lokale Mittel im Projekt (mehr als)","en":"Local funds invested in the project by local partners (over)","es":"Fondos locales invertidos en el proyecto por los socios locales (más de)","fr":"Fonds locaux investis dans le projet par les partenaires locaux (plus de)","pt":"Recursos locais investidos no projeto por parceiros locais (mais de)","tr":"Yerel ortakların projeye yatırdığı yerel kaynak (üzerinde)"},"measure":{"aggregation":"cumulative","frequency":"irregular","geography":"texas","id":"central-city-project-local-funds-invested","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"million-usd"},"period":"2026-09-24","unit":"million USD","value":374,"valueQualifier":"lower-bound"}],"methodology":{"ar":"مبلغ 169,431,703 دولار أمريكي هو قيمة العقد بسعر ثابت التي يذكرها USACE لقناة التحويل الشمالية. وأبعاد القناة أرقام تخطيطية تقريبية. أما 374 مليون دولار فهو حد أدنى («أكثر من») للأموال المحلية التي استثمرتها منطقة مياه تارانت الإقليمية والشركاء المحليون في مشروع وسط المدينة الأوسع، وليس جزءا من قيمة العقد.","de":"Die 169.431.703 US-Dollar sind der von USACE genannte Festpreisvertrag für den North Bypass Channel. 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Los 374 millones de dólares son un mínimo («más de») de los fondos locales que el Tarrant Regional Water District y los socios locales han invertido en el conjunto del proyecto Central City, y no forman parte del valor del contrato.","fr":"Les 169 431 703 dollars américains sont la valeur du contrat à prix ferme que l’USACE indique pour le canal de dérivation nord. Les dimensions du canal sont des chiffres prévus, approximatifs. Les 374 millions de dollars sont un minimum (« plus de ») des fonds locaux investis par le Tarrant Regional Water District et ses partenaires locaux dans l’ensemble du projet Central City, et ne font pas partie de la valeur du contrat.","pt":"O valor de US$ 169.431.703 é o preço fixo do contrato para o North Bypass Channel informado pelo USACE. As dimensões são valores planejados aproximados. Os US$ 374 milhões representam um limite inferior (“mais de”) dos recursos locais investidos pelo Tarrant Regional Water District e parceiros no projeto Central City mais amplo; não fazem parte do preço do contrato.","tr":"169.431.703 ABD doları, USACE’nin Kuzey Bypass Kanalı için belirttiği sabit fiyatlı sözleşme değeridir. 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