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Caltrans' climate change grant covers Lake County flood studies
By Staff reports --record-bee.com
Updated: 04/26/2013 09:41:23 PM PDT
EUREKA Caltrans District 1 has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration's pilot projects program on climate change and extreme weather, which includes Lake County flood studies. The pilot projects program assesses short and long-term climate change adaptation strategies for four locations in District 1 one of nineteen state and regional transportation agencies nationwide to receive a grant from the program. Caltrans will enhance funding by providing an additional $200,000 to match the federal grant. The four District 1 pilot projects represent distinct environmental challenges, and are areas regularly impacted by extreme weather events. They include locations in the coastal zones of Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties, as well as a flood zone in Lake County. The adaptation assessment will address such factors as extreme weather events, sea level rise, and chronic landslides. "Through the recent award and matched funding, this proactive approach enables us to identify feasible, innovative, and cost effective measures to preserve and protect the state's transportation investments. It gives us the opportunity to take a focused look at several locations in our region where we've identified different kinds of vulnerable infrastructure. We'll be able to develop a range of adaptation strategies, both short and long term," said Rex Jackman, Caltrans District 1 Regional and System Planning Branch Chief.
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