Congressman Michael C. Burgess and the Fort Worth Army Corps of Engineers held a press conference Wednesday to discuss the progress of the repairs on the Lewisville Dam slide.
The embankment slide is on the water side of the dam and measures 161 feet long
On Wednesday, the corps let the media on top of the dam to see their crews working to dig out the damage.
The repairs will likely take through the end of the summer, but the big thing leaders are stressing is that there is no threat of a dam failure.
Even if more rain comes, they say the dam can handle it.
"All of these things are preventative measures. The dam is not currently in failure," said Project Manager Stacy Gray. "It's performing exactly as it's been performing for the last 60 years."
The corps told NBC 5 they will be out at the dam daily to make sure everything keeps working. That's something they'll do slide or no slide, they said.
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Crews are also working on similar repairs at Grapevine Lake and there, too, stress that it is completely under control.
NBC 5's Brian Scott and Holley Ford contributed to this report.
