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Storm-lashed California roads, dams could cost US$1B to fix
February 27, 2017 Scott Smith - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFRESNO, Calif. – The bill to repair California’s crumbling roads, dams and other critical infrastructure hammered by an onslaught of storms this winter could top $1 billion, including nearly $600 million alone for damaged roadways that more than doubles what…
Two U.S. dams illustrate challenge of maintaining older designs
February 22, 2017 Michael R. Blood - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLOS ANGELES – Twelve years ago, widespread destruction from Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast helped compel federal engineers 2,000 miles away in California to remake a 1950s-era dam by constructing a massive steel-and-concrete gutter that would manage surging waters…
Evacuations ordered amid heavy Northern California rain
February 21, 2017 Kristin J. Bender - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSAN FRANCISCO – Evacuations were ordered in Northern California on Monday and flash-flood warnings were issued elsewhere as downpours swelled creeks and rivers to potentially dangerous levels in the already soggy region. A levee break along the San Joaquin River…
As water falls slightly at California dam, next storm looms
February 13, 2017 Olga R. Rodriguez and Don Thompson - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOROVILLE, Calif. – The water level dropped Monday at the nation’s tallest dam, easing slightly the fears of a catastrophic spillway collapse that prompted authorities to order nearly 200,000 people to leave their homes downstream. But with more rain expected…