Articles Tagged: Flood control

The city of Cedar Rapids is holding an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Services Center for input on the relocation of the skatepark at Riverside Park, which will make way for a detention basin.

The city of Cedar Rapids could get a $50 million boost toward construction of its $750 million permanent flood control system if draft language of federal legislation is signed into law and Congress appropriates funding.

Soon, Cedar Rapids will relocate the Riverside Park playground and skatepark closer to C Street SW to make way for flood control work. Skaters hope to see a larger long-term investment in skateparks and obstacles in the city.

For the first time since 2003, the only African American Museum in Iowa will get a major facelift as it pivots for a stronger statewide presence.

Work proceeds on Cedar River flood protection, as seen Saturday morning by the construction of a barrier next to the Five Seasons sculpture

The RAISE grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, would fund much of the approximately $50 million project to replace the Eighth Avenue bridge with a cable-stayed one that could stay open over the Cedar River during extreme flooding.

Development of the greenway along the Cedar River is among a handful or so of the Cedar Rapids City Council’s top priorities as an influx of funding helps accelerate construction of permanent flood protection.

A proposal to create up to 48 psychiatric residencies at state institutions as part of a large package of legislation to increase mental health access across Iowa was unanimously approved by the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday.

The risk of spring flooding on the Mississippi River, as well as its tributaries, including the Cedar and Iowa rivers, is below normal, the National Weather Service reported Thursday.

Cedar Rapids’ budget for fiscal 2023 includes infrastructure investment in flood protection, streets and utilities capital improvement projects. The budget allocates $1.4 million in federal funds to offset lost revenue from COVID-19 and another $1 million for tree planting

The city of Cedar Rapids has secured a estimated $8.4 million in federal funding to help clear 2020 derecho debris from local watersheds. Initial work will begin on Willow Creek and Prairie Creek.

The city plans to use $10.2 million of its approximately $28 million share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds on two west side Flood Control System projects, bringing permanent protection to the part of town where Army Corps. of Engineers funding can’t be used.

The Cedar River is projected to crest below minor flood stage later this week, under 11 feet

A facility providing a flood wall at McGrath Amphitheatre was recently completed, and work on a roller floodgate on First Avenue SE will begin this month.

The city shares progress on downtown flood control work underway this year as the pace of work increases on the permanent flood control system.