Waterfront Alliance - Thu January 18, 2024
South Battery Park City Resiliency Project Achieves 13th WEDG Verification in the Nation
The Waterfront Alliance announced that the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project has become the 13th project nationally to achieve WEDG (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification. The gold standard for waterfront design, WEDG is an award-winning national rating system and set of guidelines for resilient, ecological and accessible waterfront design....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue January 16, 2024
Union Beach, N.J., Getting Help From USACE to Protect Against Sandy-Like Super Storms
The autumn of 2012 saw Superstorm Sandy devastate the East Coast of the United States with the hardest hit areas being New York City and northern New Jersey. Firefighter Paul Kerwin clearly recalled the day he and his company rescued their fellow Union Beach, N.J., neighbors....
WPMT-TV & York County Economic Alliance - Wed December 06, 2023
VIDEO: Demolition of York, Pa.'s Bascule Gate Dam Under Way as Part of Larger Greenway Project
Demolition of the Bascule Gate Dam on Codorus Creek in York, Pa., began Dec. 5 as part of an effort to reduce flooding, improve water quality, promote public safety and prepare for construction of the city's Codorus Greenway project....
VTDigger - Wed November 01, 2023
Vermont Governor Unveils Redevelopment Plan for Flood-Ravaged Barre City
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott attended Barre City's council meeting Oct. 24 alongside several top administration officials to unveil a massive redevelopment proposal for the north end of the city that was walloped during last summer's catastrophic statewide flooding....
ADOT - Wed October 18, 2023
ADOT Recommends $34M in Improvements On SR 88
After extensive study and public input on the feasibility of reopening 5 mi. of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) severely damaged by flooding and erosion, the Arizona Department of Transportation is recommending improvements estimated to cost $33.7 million that would be needed to restore access safely and sustainably....
NorthJersey.com & NJDEP - Thu September 28, 2023
VIDEO: Flood-Protection Plans Worth $298M Go to Hoboken, N.J., Meadowlands Towns
Longtime northern New Jersey residents will likely never forget Superstorm Sandy's brutal impact in the fall of 2012. Now, new projects in the Meadowlands and Hoboken areas aim to reduce the chances of any future storms causing so much flooding in the region....
UDOT - Wed September 20, 2023
Crews Correct Portion of I-6 Damage to Reopen Highway
The Utah Department of Transportation has fixed and reopened a portion of I-6 between Helper and Solider Summit after flood damage caused the road to close. The highway was closed in both directions while crews built a temporary fix....
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Wed September 20, 2023
Louisiana Begins Construction On $14M Levee, Floodwall Project in Jean Lafitte
A number of officials in Louisiana representing the state, Jefferson Parish and the town of Jean Lafitte were on hand Sept. 5 near Bayou Barataria to celebrate the beginning of a $14 million levee and floodwall project that aims to bolster protections for the flood-prone community against tidal surge....
Caltrans - Tue September 19, 2023
SR 37 Will Be Raised By 30 Ft. to Combat Future Floods
California's efforts to ensure the long-term resiliency of State Route 37 (SR 37) and San Pablo Bay received a significant boost with the infusion of $155 million in federal funding. The California Transportation Commission formally allocated the funds to elevate a key section of State Route 37 to guard against future flooding on a vital regional corridor that connects Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties and enhance habitat connectivity for San Pablo Bay....
WAMC Northeast Public Radio - Thu August 31, 2023
After Building Massachusetts City's Flood Controls, USACE Returns for Its Modernization
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) kicked off a three-year feasibility study on modernizing the crumbling flood control system in North Adams, Mass., with a site visit Aug. 25. The USACE first built the concrete chutes that channel the Hoosic River through the western Massachusetts city between 1950 and 1961....
