海利亚·舒尔茨于2024年4月16日出版
美国.S. 美国交通部(点)授予哈里斯县和休斯顿-加尔维斯顿地区委员会(H-GAC) 1000多万美元,用于支持旨在增强应对气候变化能力的交通基础设施项目.
The announcement is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's broader initiative, the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient and Cost-saving 运输 (PROTECT) program, established under the Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. PROTECT will fund nearly $830 million in grants for 80 projects nationwide.
根据 点哈里斯县将获得超过9美元.600万美元用于制定总体规划,评估该县未合并地区内当地道路的排水基础设施能力,这些地区正在经历快速增长和频繁的洪水. 与此同时,H-GAC将获得1美元.为易受恶劣天气影响的八县地区的交通系统制定一项弹性改善计划, 自然灾害和洪水.
“Every community in America knows the impacts of climate change and extreme weather, 包括全国各地越来越频繁的暴雨和洪水事件,以及海平面上升淹没沿海各州的基础设施,” said Shailen Bhatt of the Federal Highway Administration in a 声明. “拜登-哈里斯政府的这项投资将确保Hga010皇冠软件下载的基础设施能够抵御更频繁、更不可预测的极端天气, 对于依赖道路和桥梁开放来保持经济发展的人们和企业来说,哪一点至关重要.”
As a city that has experienced six federally declared flooding disasters since 2015, these projects are critical to Houston’s prosperity. 进一步推进保护等公共政策, the Greater Houston Partnership recently visited Washington, D.C., 倡导使用新的社区发展整体拨款缓解(CDBG-MIT)计划的资金, which would provide billions of dollars for flood mitigation projects in the Houston region.
另外, 与联邦, 州和地方民选官员, the Partnership has actively been working to propel the 海岸屏障工程又名艾克堤,向前. 这个重要的基础设施项目, which is on the verge of being authorized by Congress, 是否有助于减轻灾难性风暴潮造成的严重洪灾,并通过保护脆弱社区,节省数百亿美元的灾难恢复资金. The barrier will also safeguard the Houston Ship Channel, which serves as an economic engine helping to power the nation.
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