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Officials: New 12th Avenue floodgate important, but flood protection efforts must continue

More than half of overall $750 million flood protection system remains planned for ‘future construction’
By: Richard Pratt|March 28, 2024
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    Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples, Mississippi Valley Division Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, speaks March 29 at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 12th Avenue SE floodgate in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

    Even as federal, state and local leaders gathered March 28 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new 12th Avenue SE floodgate in Cedar Rapids, speakers were compelled to acknowledge a persistent truth: The Cedar Rapids flood protection system remains a work in progress.

    “Completion of this feature is a significant and honorable accomplishment, and worthy of a formal and public ceremony,” said Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples, Mississippi Valley Division Commander…

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