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Cambridge resiliency project seeks county tie‑in; residents raise concerns about berm heights and property impacts
Summary
City of Cambridge engineers presented a 30% design concept for a hybrid embankment and living-shoreline flood-mitigation project that would tie into Dorchester County at Pigg—9s Pond; residents and council members pressed for more local outreach and asked how proposed elevations and road-raising would affect yards and views.
Cambridge — City of Cambridge officials presented a concept design for a flood-mitigation project that combines a raised embankment with a living shoreline and asked Dorchester County for permission to pursue a tie-in near Pigg's Pond during a council meeting Feb. 4.
The city engineer, Bucky Jackson, introduced Larry White, the project manager for Cambridge's resiliency initiative, who reviewed planning and design details and said the project is at about 30% design. "We're going to talk about phase 1 design. That's where we are right now," White said. He described the concept as a hybrid: an engineered embankment with a living-shoreline system on the water side designed to provide flood protection while preserving habitat benefits.
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