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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sun Nov 17, 2013, 06:18 PM Nov 2013

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LaGuardia Airport to get $37M in anti-flood aid

AP

NEW YORK -- New York's LaGuardia Airport is set to receive $37.5 million in federal and state funds for five projects designed to protect it from another storm like by Supertsorm Sandy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Sunday the projects include installing flood barrier berms, concrete floodwalls and gravity drains as well as replacing generators and rehabilitating the airport's power distribution grid.

Cuomo says about 100 million gallons of water flooded the airport during Sandy.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9328900

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LaGuardia Airport to get $37M in anti-flood aid (Original Post) hrmjustin Nov 2013 OP

good news. nt DesertFlower Nov 2013 #1

DesertFlower

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1. good news. nt

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Sun Nov 17, 2013, 06:43 PM

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