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San Francisco, LA River, Winslow and Juneau projects face schedule and design challenges, senators told
Summary
Senators pressed Corps leaders on delayed coastal and regional projects — including San Francisco Waterfront, the LA River ecosystem project, Winslow levy, Rio De Flag and Juneau glacial‑outburst flooding — and on limited dredging capacity and hatchery backlogs that affect ports and fisheries.
Several senators used the hearing to press the Corps for project‑level detail and timelines for high‑profile coastal and regional projects.
Senator Alex Padilla described San Francisco’s coastal flood risk and asked how the Corps can complete a chief’s report and keep the project on track; Lt. Gen. Graham said the total project cost range the Corps had estimated this week was "somewhere between $17 and $32 billion" and advocated breaking very large projects into smaller 35 percent design‑maturity features that can be authorized and funded in…
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