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The Rochelle Road bridge, located between Fairbrook and Stonebrook Streets reopened in April 2025.


Project Overview

  1. Full demolition and reconstruction of the 63-year-old Rochelle Road Bridge
  2. Reconstructing the Weathered Street bridge
  3. Widening Embassy Channel by 9 feet and deepening the channel by 5 feet
  4. Installation of a 10-by-7-foot concrete drainage structure under the roadway
  5. Lowering sewer and water lines
  6. Repaving the roadway from Stonebrook Street to N. MacArthur Boulevard
  7. Sodding and fencing replacement along the channel


The $15.2 million Embassy Channel Drainage project, which spans from State Highway 183 to Rochelle Road, significantly reduce the flood risk in the surrounding area, removing nearly 300 homes and businesses from the 100-year flood risk.

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Project Info

Status: Complete


Construction Timeline: February 2023 - April 2025


Location: Embassy Channel, from State Highway 183 to Rochelle Road

What is a 100-Year Flood?

100-year floods do not necessarily occur once every 100 years. Rather, a “100-year flood” refers to a flooding event that has a 1% chance (1 in 100) of occurring in a given year. This is why, though it is statistically unlikely, it is possible for a 100-year flood to occur more than once every 100 years.


While the City of Irving has not yet recorded a 100-year flood, it has experienced two 50-year flood events – one in 1990 and again in 2015.