Louisville, KY -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District will host an informational public meeting to provide an update on Phase 2 of the Rough River Dam Safety Modification project at Rough River Lake in Falls of Rough, Kentucky.
The meeting will be held:
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026
Time: 6 p.m. Central Time
Place: Rough River State Resort Park Lodge, 450 Lodge Road, Falls of Rough, Kentucky
Room: Grayson and Breckinridge rooms
The meeting will include a project status briefing and a question-and-answer session covering upcoming work, construction plans and tentative schedules.
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce dam safety risks, USACE awarded a $320 million base contract to Thalle-Bauer LLC of Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Dec. 18, 2025, for Phase 2 of the Rough River Dam Safety Modification Project. Phase 2, which is expected to take 6-7 years, includes construction of a new outlet works and a full-depth cutoff wall across the dam, and will provide permanent risk reduction to communities downstream.
For more information, contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Public Affairs Office at (502) 315-6766 or RRLDamRehab@usace.army.mil. For project updates visit the Rough River Lake Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/RoughRiverLakeUSACE or project webpage at: https://go.mil/rrl-dsm.
Release no. 26-008