Bellevue, Nebraska
In March 2019, Offutt Air Force Base experienced a once-in-a-lifetime flood. A large portion of the base was impacted, and numerous buildings were severely damaged. Ice storms and heavy rains caused the levee located south of the base, at the intersection of the Platte and Missouri rivers, to overflow. As a result, the southeast portion of Offutt was flooded, inundating all the buildings and structures in this area. Many flood-damaged structures in this portion of the Base will be demolished, and new consolidated structures will be built in their place.
As part of a master planning effort for this portion of Offutt, the Sitework/Utility/Transportation Evaluation and Planning Study, 2019 Flood Recovery Project was completed to plan the redevelopment of this area of the Base. The goal of the study was to determine anticipated utility loads and vehicle counts for the newly planned buildings, as well as evaluate the existing site utility and roadway infrastructure for newly planned improvements. Based on this study, work is underway at Offutt, and soon full functionality will be restored to the base, meeting the needs of not only Omaha, but the entire country.