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16 OCTOBER 25, 2024

Mayor Adams completes first section of

East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, taking

steps to protect lives, property

First Section of Project — Between East 15th Street and Asser Levy Playground

— Completed Ahead of Schedule, $10 Million Under Budget

OUR BUREAU The completion of Phase One of East Side Coastal Resiliency has been done two months ahead of schedule and $10 million under budget (Photo: NYC.gov)
NEW YORK, NY
Lower East Side residents, including of protection against sea level rise week at a cost of $163 million, which
ew York City Mayor Eric Ad- 28,000 in public housing, from future and the growing threat of stronger, is $10 million under its original pro-
ams has announced that the storms and high tides and protect more severe coastal storms worsened jected budget, and two months ahead
Ncity has completed the first billions of dollars worth of infrastruc- by climate change. The $1.45 billion of schedule. Construction on the sec-
section of East Side Coastal Resilien- ture and property in the area. ESCR project is being built in two sections, ond section, which is underway and
cy (ESCR) ahead of schedule and un- employs raised parkland, floodwalls, with the northern section having be- anticipated to be completed by the
der budget, a major milestone in the berms, and 18 swinging or sliding gun work in November 2020. Work in end of 2026, includes a complete re-
effort to protect more than 110,000 flood gates to create a continuous line that area was completed earlier this Continued on next page... >>

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