Public Policy
休斯顿地区获得1000万美元用于气候适应型交通基础设施项目
4/16/24
美国.S. 美国交通部(DOT)授予哈里斯县和休斯顿-加尔维斯顿地区委员会(H-GAC) 1000多万美元，用于支持旨在增强应对气候变化能力的交通基础设施项目.
这一宣布是拜登-哈里斯政府更广泛倡议的一部分, the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) program, established under the Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. PROTECT will fund nearly $830 million in grants for 80 projects nationwide.
According to DOT, Harris County will receive more than $9.600万美元用于制定总体规划，评估该县未合并地区内当地道路的排水基础设施能力，这些地区正在经历快速增长和频繁的洪水. Meanwhile, H-GAC is set to receive $1.为易受恶劣天气影响的八县地区的交通系统制定一项弹性改善计划, natural disasters and flooding.
“美国的每个社区都知道气候变化和极端天气的影响, 包括全国各地越来越频繁的暴雨和洪水事件，以及海平面上升淹没沿海各州的基础设施,” said Shailen Bhatt of the Federal Highway Administration in a statement. “拜登-哈里斯政府的这项投资将确保Hga010皇冠软件下载的基础设施能够抵御更频繁、更不可预测的极端天气, 对于依赖道路和桥梁开放来保持经济发展的人们和企业来说，哪一点至关重要.”
自2015年以来，这座城市经历了六次联邦宣布的洪水灾害, these projects are critical to Houston’s prosperity. To further advance public policies like PROTECT, the Greater Houston Partnership recently visited Washington, D.C., 倡导使用新的社区发展整体拨款缓解(CDBG-MIT)计划的资金, 这将为休斯顿地区的洪水缓解项目提供数十亿美元的资金.
Additionally, alongside federal, state and local elected officials, the Partnership has actively been working to propel the coastal barrier project, also known as Ike Dike, 向前. This crucial infrastructure project, which is on the verge of being authorized by Congress, 是否有助于减轻灾难性风暴潮造成的严重洪灾，并通过保护脆弱社区，节省数百亿美元的灾难恢复资金. The barrier will also safeguard the Houston Ship Channel, which serves as an economic engine helping to 权力 the nation.
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