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Gov. Cuomo announced Friday a $ 50 million project that aims to protect homes and businesses in Howard Beach, Queens, from future storms.
ALBANY — The feds have approved a $ 50 million project to protect Sandy-battered Howard Beach, Queens, from future storms.
The project announced Friday by Gov. Cuomo would develop sand dunes, salt marshes and other vegetation along a section of the Queens coastline in a bid to keep floodwaters from reaching businesses and homes.
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The dunes and marshes would be placed on a 150-acre tract along Spring Creek and Jamaica Bay.
“We are moving forward on a major project that improves the natural infrastructure,” Cuomo said in a statement.
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About 3,000 homes in the Howard Beach area suffered serious damage from Sandy’s fury 13 months ago.
Engineering studies and design work for the project will begin in 2014. Construction is expected to last about a year, state officials said.
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The project is being funded with federal recovery funds.
“This project is another example of how we’re building back better to better protect New Yorkers’ homes and businesses,” Cuomo said.
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