摘要: |
The Galveston Engineer District and its contractors recently successfully completed the first construction contract and first mile of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay coastal storm risk management program, known as S2G.Congress approved $4 billion for the S2G program in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Under the program, the Corps and its nonfederal sponsors are designing and implementing effective and ecologically sound solutions to reduce the risk of coastal storm surge to communities, businesses and industry in Orange, Jefferson and Brazoria counties in Texas.Of the $4 billion, $863 million has been designated for the Port Arthur Project. That project is a partnership of the Galveston Engineer District and the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 (DD7), with funding support from the state of Texas, the Texas General Land Office and the Gulf Coast Protection District. Design and construction costs for the project are shared between these entities (65 percent federal / 35 percent nonfederal), with the Corps being responsible for managing design and construction, while DD7 will continue to operate and maintain the system moving forward. |