ARCADIA, Wis. – The Army Corps of Engineers plans major changes on the flood-prone Trempealeau River through Arcadia. The Corps invited public comment on the $40 million plan. The goal, the Corps said, is to reduce the risk of damage, injury and death. The plan includes:
> Building a tie-back levee upstream of the Oak Street bridge.
> Widening and rerouting Turton Creek
> Replacing the Oak Street bridge with a new span bridge
> Raising Oak Street road.
These are improvements would be upstream from downtown and the Ashley furniture company campus.
Trempealeau path
The Trempealeau Ruver rises in Jacsson County and runs 81 miles to the Mississippi across from Winona at Perrot State Park. Arcadia is 20 miles from the Mississippi confluence.