W. 17th Street Open Again in Dubuque
Another Bee Branch Project Phase Wrapping Up
The City of Dubuque trench drain installation at West 17th Street, near the bottom of Heeb Street is pretty well wrapped up now, and the street is open to traffic again.
West 17th was closed on May 3rd, with a target completion date of July 12th. Stormwater trench drains were installed as part of the Dubuque Bee Branch Project. Underground utility work was also completed.
The new storm sewer has a vastly greater capacity and is part of an overall effort to reduce flooding problems in the West Locust Street, West 17th Street area, part of the Bee Branch Watershed. This installation is part of Phase III of the West 17th - West Locust Storm Sewer Improvement component of the city s infrastructure improvement plan. The city reports the cost of this portion of the project to be over 10.7 million dollars. The cost of the entire Bee Branch Project is projected at over 233 million dollars. The c
As President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans grapple with determining the cost and layout of a new infrastructure plan, experts that AccuWeather spoke with explained how both a lack of upkeep as well as upward trends in damaging weather have accumulated into an "infrastructure crisis."
Katie Porter, D- California, issued the following news release:. "Whether it's earthquakes or wildfires, California families know how important it is that we are prepared against natural disasters," Congresswoman Porter said. Porter's Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act would establish a National Disaster Safety Board modeled after the National.
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Funding for Agricultural Conservation Programs Essential to Moving Country to Net-Zero Emissions
Mike Saccone
Apr 28, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. A broad coalition of 133 conservation, farmer and rancher, sportsmen, and wildlife groups urged the leadership of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate agriculture committees in a letter to ensure the forthcoming infrastructure package includes robust funding for Farm Bill conservation programs and farmer assistance. They specifically urged Congress to double the investment in Farm Bill conservation programs and to ramp up conservation technical assistance funding.
“Increasing baseline funding for the Farm Bill conservation programs and ramping up conservation technical assistance on the ground will enable landowners to mitigate the impacts of drought and flood, improve habitat, improve soil health and long-term food secur