AASHTO Journal - Mon March 25, 2019
State DOTs Battle Major Flooding Across The Midwest
A "bomb cyclone" that struck the Midwest in mid-March caused major flooding across Nebraska and parts of Iowa and Missouri, damaging highways, roads and bridges and causing in excess of $1 billion in property losses, according to news reports....
Office of Sen. Charles Schumer - Thu March 14, 2019
Bipartisan Federal Lands Package Grants Easement for Staten Island Seawall
Days after a visit to Staten Island, where he made the case for the swift passage of a federal lands package, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced that his push to allow the National Park Service (NPS) to grant an easement to New York City for access to land so they can perform maintenance and general operation of the Staten Island Seawall has just passed the Senate as part of a larger bipartisan federal lands package....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 13, 2019
Winter Storms Cause Road Damage in Southern California
Following a brutal winter season that brought record rainfalls, sharp winds and heavy blankets of snow throughout portions of the state, work crews in Southern California are currently focusing their efforts on areas ravaged by recent torrential downpours....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 12, 2019
Crews Protect Boise River Habitat With Winter Clean Up
A late start on flood management projects on the Boise River in Idaho had contractors hustling to make the most of their time before the short window of the construction season ends. Work usually begins in January but was held up until February this year due to heavy snowfall in the Boise River mountains and an extensive permitting process....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed February 06, 2019
Project Aims to Prevent Flood Disaster Repeat
Following devastating floods that inundated large parts of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 2008 and again in 2016, the city is now building a massive flood-control system along the Cedar River. City designers and engineers hope it will provide a permanent solution to protect residents and businesses from the river's wrath....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed January 02, 2019
CDOT's U.S. 24 Big Thompson Canyon Project Nears Substantial Completion
Last May's reopening of U.S. 34 through the Big Thompson Canyon marked the end of all long-term closures with this flood-recovery project, and now crews are nearing the end of project work — including milling and paving, guardrail and sign installation, access bridge construction, shoulder grading and lane striping....
Office of the Mayor of Boston - Thu December 06, 2018
Walsh Lays Out Big Vision to Invest in Boston Harbor
Mayor Martin J. Walsh rolled out a comprehensive and transformative vision that will invest in Boston's waterfront to protect the city's residents, homes, jobs, and infrastructure against the impacts of rising sea level and climate change....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue December 04, 2018
Fort Bend County, USACE Study Brazos River Erosion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, and Fort Bend County have signed an agreement for a feasibility study that will investigate erosion flood risks along the Brazos River. The purpose of the Feasibility study is to ensure the protection of infrastructure, such as roads, levees and buildings from erosion....
Associated Press - Wed November 28, 2018
N.J. Cities Choose Post-Sandy Flood Protection Plan
An ambitious plan to protect three New Jersey cities just outside New York from the type of major flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy is moving forward. New Jersey officials have settled on the boundaries of a $230 million project in Hoboken, Jersey City and Weehawken....
AASHTO Journal - Mon November 19, 2018
Utah DOT Deploys Concrete Barriers for Flood Protection
The Utah Department of Transportation recently engaged in a 17-hour effort to create 1,600 ft. worth of floodwater barriers from re-purposed concrete highway dividers near the towns of Elk Ridge and Woodland Hills....
