NYC Department of Environmental Protection - Mon July 11, 2022
New Sewers, Water Mains Delivered in South Jamaica, St. Albans, Queens Neighborhoods
NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley announced the completion of a $24 million project to improve street conditions, alleviate flooding and upgrade infrastructure in the South Jamaica and St....
U.S. House of Representatives - Tue June 14, 2022
U.S. House Approves $31B Solution for Ike Dike; Vote Next
Committees in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have approved the biennial Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which would authorize a long list of water infrastructure projects, including the $31 billon Ike Dike megaproject to protect the Texas coast around Galveston from rising waters....
North Carolina Department of Transportation - Tue May 31, 2022
VIDEO: NCDOT Equips State Roads With Cutting-Edge Flood-Warning System
When the next hurricane strikes North Carolina, the state will be armed with an advanced flood-warning system that relies on a network of 400 river and stream gauges. In making the announcement May 23, the state's Department of Transportation (NCDOT) said on its website that the new system will allow the agency for the first time to analyze, map and communicate in real-time any flood risks to roads, bridges and culverts....
WTOP Radio News & Howard County, Md - Tue May 31, 2022
VIDEO: Maryland County Secures Loan to Build Tunnel in Flood-Prone Ellicott City
The largest and potentially most-effective aspect of Howard County, Maryland's $165 million plan to minimize flooding along Main Street in historic Ellicott City will break ground later this year. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced May 24 in a press release that the county has secured a low-interest loan to build a 5,000-ft.-long tunnel that will divert water away from Ellicott City's Main Street and into the nearby Patapsco River....
Associated Press - Tue May 03, 2022
Largest Floodplain Restoration Project in California Under Way
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California's farm country sits a property being redesigned to look like it did 150 years ago, before levees restricted the flow of rivers that weave across the landscape....
NYC Department of Environmental Protection - Fri April 22, 2022
NYC Makes $148M Investment in Southern Brooklyn Sewers
NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley announced the completion of the $148 million, three-phase program to reduce street flooding, ensure the reliability of the drinking water delivery system, improve the health of Fresh Creek and Jamaica Bay and make neighborhood roadways safer for all users....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu April 21, 2022
Reed & Reed Leads Replacement of Aging, Deteriorating Bridge in Maine
The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing a deteriorated bridge in Woolwich and adding another new bridge to the project to address flooding concerns on Route 1. The total cost of the project is approximately $40 million and the construction contract is $33.5 million....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Mon February 28, 2022
Moveable Flood Gate Installed at East Side Coastal Resiliency
Commissioner Thomas Foley of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced that the first massive gate that will help protect the Lower East Side from future coastal flooding was installed Feb....
CEG - Wed December 22, 2021
Major Flood Risk Management Project Kicks Off on New York's Long Island
New York state officials, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and project partners, gathered Dec. 17 at Fire Island Lighthouse to mark the start of construction works for a major coastal-storm risk-management effort....
Lane Construction - Tue October 26, 2021
Lane Breaks Ground On Kansas City Flood Protection Project
The Lane Construction Corporation, the United States subsidiary of Webuild Group, has broken ground on the Kansas City Levee Flood Risk Management Project. The $258 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contract will reduce the risk of a levee breach and overtopping during future flooding events in the surrounding area....
