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’

12th Avenue floodgate ribbon cutting
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 […]

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