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Port Huron asks $6.5 million to rebuild canal flood gate, seawalls after 2014 ice jam
Summary
City of Port Huron requested $6.5 million to rebuild a flood-control Tainter Gate and armor canal banks after a 2014 ice jam destroyed the gate and closed the Black River Canal; city leaders said the closed canal harms tourism, boating safety and local businesses and that the project is shovel-ready.
Port Huron city officials asked the subcommittee for $6.5 million to replace a damaged Tainter flood-control gate and to arm canal banks along the Black River Canal, which has been closed since a 2014 ice jam destroyed the gate. Nut graf: Witnesses said the canal is unique statewide, supports local tourism and boating safety, and that the…
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