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HARLINGEN — A Federal Emergency Management Administration $2.2 million grant, part of the agency’s Hazard Mitigation grant program, will help lower the risk of flooding here, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez announced.
“Over the next few decades, Harlingen will see an increased risk of flooding,” Gonzalez said. “Flooding is already a major challenge for folks who call the Valley home and we need to make every effort to mitigate future incidences, especially as the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events increase. This crucial funding will ensure we have the proper infrastructure to reduce damage to homes and business and most of all — protect the livelihoods of South Texans.”
FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation grant will partially fund the city’s Ninth and 13th Street drainage improvement project, which will increase the drainage capacity of Harlingen’s existing storm sewer infrastructure.
The project will also remove and replace approximately 7,180 linear feet of reinforced concrete pipe, 14 manholes and 52 inlets.
