Surrounding communities have seen decades-long saga of damage and death due to flooding.
WATSONVILLE – A $400 million rebuild of decrepit Pajaro River levees, which has been in the works for decades, is more likely to pencil out after the Biden-Harris administration earmarked $67 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for the project.
“Here we are over 70 years later finally moving toward the level of protection that these residents deserve,” said Santa Cruz County Supervisor Zach Friend. “We’ve seen investments across the country towards more affluent regions … now a new voice is in the national discussion.”aims to safeguard surrounding communities from a 100-year-flood
The federal funding will be put toward the first phase of project construction. Some levees on the river – which meanders through Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties – will be torn down and relocated, while others will be rebuilt in place.
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