The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the final phase of the Burke Creek project begins Monday.

Restoring the Burke Creek channel and adjacent marsh aims to decrease the amount of sediment that flows into Lake Tahoe and reduce the potential for flooding on Highway 50. 

During this final phase, the LTBMU will use heavy equipment and ground crews to decommission approximately 500 feet of the old channel and connect the new channel to the culvert, which conveys Burke Creek under the highway and was installed in 2016. 

Work is expected to be complete by mid-August.