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Los Angeles River dredging gets $1.5 million from federal stimulus

Posted by: Maven on May 2, 2009 at 7:09 am

From the Long Beach Press Telegram:

Dredging at the mouth of the Los Angeles River is included in the latest stimulus package announced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.

Included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding is $1,580,000 for the Los Angeles River Estuary at the mouth of the Los Angeles River in Long Beach.

The Corps will dredge material that flowed down the Los Angeles River and has been deposited in the Federal Navigation Channel. The project, which began in 2007 as a result of the heavy shoaling in 2005 but was suspended due to a lack of funding, will allow for safe navigation, officials said.

“Continuing the work on this project is critical to the safe navigation of vessels within the estuary and those that support the City of Avalon on Catalina Island,” said Col. Thomas H. Magness IV, commander of the Los Angeles District.

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May 2, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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