Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon June 03, 2019
Louisiana Comite River Diversion Aims at Reducing Flood Risk
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) broke ground in April on the long-awaited Comite River Diversion Canal Project in East Baton Rouge. The $353 million project, a joint collaboration of the LaDOTD, the U.S....
Ohio Governor’s Office - Tue April 30, 2019
Feds Grant State Disaster Aid for February Flooding
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced April 8 that local governments, state agencies and certain private, nonprofit organizations in 20 southern Ohio counties impacted by severe weather in February are now eligible for federal funds to help pay for damage repair and extra costs incurred as a result of severe storms, flooding and landslides....
Rich Pedroncelli and Olga R. Rodriguez – Associated Press - Wed April 10, 2019
$1.1B Oroville Dam Spillway Repairs Put to Test
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) An epic winter of rain and snow has refilled California's reservoirs and pressed into service a spillway at the nation's tallest dam on April 2, a $1 billion structure that drained excess water for the first time since it crumbled two years ago and drove hundreds of thousands to flee the threat of catastrophic flooding....
AASHTO Journal - Wed April 03, 2019
Federal, State Governments Respond to Flood Emergency Across Midwest
State departments of transportation across the Midwest continue efforts to mitigate and repair damage to roads, highway, bridges, rails, and other modes of travel from severe flooding caused by rapid snow melt combined with heavy rains....
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....
