Construction crews are expanding the facility to add a new 1,500-foot passive weir, that will help re-route water away from Sacramento-area communities and into the bypass when river levels rise.

According to a Yolo County press release, the Sacramento Weir Widening Project is taking place along Old River Road, also known as County Road 22, just north of the city of West Sacramento city ...

Granite (NYSE:GVA) has been awarded an approximately $173 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District, to construct various elements along the Sacramento River in ...

Granite (NYSE:GVA) has been awarded an approximately $173 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District, to constr ...

Granite Construction (GVA) was awarded a $172.95M firm-fixed-price contract for the Sacramento Weir Widening project. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received ...

The Sacramento Weir is more than 100 years old and the only manually operated weir on the Sacramento River system, officials say. The new section would be a passive weir, allowing high water to ...

When relentless rains hammered the Sacramento Valley, the American and Sacramento Rivers rose quickly. The Department of Water Resources constantly monitored the river levels and rising water ...

The Sacramento Weir is one of six weirs in the state but it's the only one that is manually opened. It takes 20 minutes for crews to open the gates, but more than a week to close them using cranes ...

Water officials currently have not opened the Sacramento weir, which flows into the Yolo Bypass. The last time it was opened was in 2017, and before that, in 2006.

A drone view shows Fremont Weir along the Sacramento River overtopping in Knights Landing, Calif. on Monday, January 9, 2023. Courtesy Kenneth James / California Department of Water Resources ...

The gates of the weir are opened when water levels at the I Street Bridge reach 29.87 feet, but so far, the levels have been declining. The last observed level of the Sacramento River at the ...