PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has raised
the cost estimate for repair of the LaFramboise Island Causeway to
$2 million as a precautionary measure.
The original cost estimate of $1 million was raised after Corps
officials reviewed the project earlier this month.
Oahe Project Manager Eric Stasch says the funding request for
the causeway continues to be highly considered by the corps. He
says not much can be done until Congress appropriates more funding
for repair work.
This year's flood did extensive damage to the corps-owned
causeway, which links Steamboat Park to the LaFramboise Island. The
damage buckled concrete, eroded the dirt foundation and washed away
several hundred feet of the causeway.
Officials hope to get repair work started next year.
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AP-NY-11-20-11 0526EST
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