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Army Corps Proposes $52B Network of Sea Barriers for New York Waterways
With the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy just weeks away, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a $52-billion proposal to build 12 movable sea barriers across the mouths of major bays and inlets along New York Harbor. The New York Times reported that the plan, which supersedes a potentially more expensive one issued in 2020, would be the region’s largest project to address storms that are growing more frequent and intense, with the federal government picking up 65% of the cost.
Sea gates are proposed for Flushing and Newtown Creeks, the mouth of Jamaica Bay and two waterways near Howard Beach in Queens; the Gowanus Canal, Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen and Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn; the Arthur Kill and Kill Van Kull between Staten Island and New Jersey, and the Hackensack River in New Jersey.
The Corps is accepting public comment through Jan. 6, 2023.
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