Flooding

Associated Press - Wed July 11, 2018

Michigan Seeks Federal Assistance for Road Repairs

HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) Michigan is asking the federal government for help paying for repairs to flood-damaged roads in the Upper Peninsula and says road damage is expected to exceed $28.7 million. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced June 26 that it's submitted a notice of intent to the U.S....

Mon March 05, 2018

City Begins $35M Project to Improve Drainage, Enhance Jack's Pond in Great Kills

The New York City Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Design and Construction (DDC) announced that work is under way on a $35 million project to improve drainage and enhance Jack's Pond in the South Shore's Great Kills neighborhood....

Thu March 01, 2018

Team to Design Coastal Resilience for Bridgeport, Conn.

WSP, Arcadis, Waggonner & Ball, and Yale Urban Design Workshop announced their selection to design resilience measures to minimize flood risk and account for sea level rise affecting Bridgeport's South End businesses and residents....

Mon January 29, 2018

Repairs to Flooded Homes Set for Completion by Year End

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana is expected to award all of its flood-rebuilding grants to homeowners by August, two years after the historic flooding. Most of the repair and reconstruction work should be completed by the end of the year....

Dave Kolpack – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue December 12, 2017

Fargo's Long-Awaited Flood Rescue Rests on Delicate Proposal

HICKSON, N.D. (AP) For more than a century, floods were a rite of spring for cities up and down the nation's midsection as snowmelt from the long winter poured into tributaries of the Mississippi River....

Wed November 29, 2017

Federal Agency Reviews N.D. Flood Protection Plan

MINOT, N.D. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identified a diversion channel tying into a levee with a recreation trail as the most cost effective plan for flood protection in a central North Dakota city....

Megan Wild - Mon October 16, 2017

How Road Construction May Change in the Future

Technology changes everything, including the things you thought were tried and true. Recent weather events have sparked the discussion of how to handle this shift in weather patterns. Many people focus on the more significant, long-term issues like sea level rise and coastal flooding, but there are many more issues that affect our daily lives....

Emily Buenzle - Wed September 27, 2017

Post Maria, Damaged Dam Could Mean More Devastation for Puerto Ricans

Since it appeared Sept 22, the crack in Puerto Rico's Guajataca Dam has prompted a mass evacuation of up to 70,000 in the northwest region of the island. The crack appeared after Hurricane Maria dumped more than 15 in....

Tue September 12, 2017

National Guard Responds to Floods

PHOENIX (AP) Gov. Doug Ducey has activated the Arizona National Guard to assist in response efforts following heavy monsoon flooding in Santa Cruz County that damaged a sewage conveyance pipeline near Nogales....

Mon August 21, 2017

West Virginia DOT: Road Damage From Recent Storms at $7M So Far

The West Virginia Department of Transportation's Division of Highways estimated that as of Aug. 1 the state had absorbed about $7 million in flood damages to roughly 200 roads in 11 counties, after heavy rains created sudden flooding July 28 and 29....