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Long Beach council approves amendment for FEMA-funded North Shore protection project amid utility delays
Summary
Council authorized an amendment to extend design and construction management services for the North Shore Critical Infrastructure Protection Project, a FEMA-funded $39 million shoreline resilience program, after presenters described delays caused by railroad and utility coordination and rising design costs the city plans to seek back from utilities.
Tom Shafer of D&B Engineers told the City Council on Oct. 15 that the North Shore Critical Infrastructure Protection Project is fully funded by FEMA and that the city has over $39 million in federal funds to rebuild shoreline protections and replace utilities along Reynolds Channel.
The presentation described major components already complete and those still to come: roughly 2,000 linear feet of steel sheeting (about 85% of the bulkhead work), new water mains (about 60% installed), sanitary pipes (about 90% installed), storm piping (about 70%), a below-grade stormwater pump station rated to handle 33,000,000 gallons per day, deployable flood barriers at the boat ramp and railroad, and related utility relocations. Shafer warned that the work must coordinate with multiple…
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