美国.S. 美国陆军工程兵团(USACE)宣布已拨款500美元,为加尔维斯顿的海岸屏障工程捐款, 也被称为艾克堤, a crucial project that aims to mitigate crippling flooding from catastrophic storm surges in vulnerable communities along the coastline.  

The first round of funding will facilitate the preconstruction engineering and design phase of the first segment of the Bolivar Peninsula and West Bay Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Shoreline and Island Protection feature, 通常被称为生态系统恢复功能G-28, 根据 墨西哥湾沿岸保护区.  

该项目包括 加尔维斯顿湾风暴潮屏障系统该计划包括八个海湾和海湾防御项目. 其中包括玻利瓦尔道路大门系统, a two-mile-long closure structure situated between Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. 该屏障旨在减少进入海湾的风暴潮, offering direct protection against storm surges for communities residing on the barrier island. 

与此同时, the West Bay Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Shoreline and Island Protection portion of the project will focus on coastal restoration, 包括玻利瓦尔半岛和西加尔维斯顿岛的海滩和沙丘. It will also protect critical fish and wildlife habitat against coastal storms and erosion processes. 

In addition to enhancing coastal resilience and protecting vulnerable communities from storm surges, this critical project will save tens of billions of dollars in disaster recovery funding and safeguard the Houston Ship Channel, 这是一个经济引擎，帮助推动了该地区和国家的发展. 

“The 德州沿海项目 is one of the largest projects in the history of the U.S. 陆军工程兵团，”上校说. 瑞德一. 美国空军加尔维斯顿地区指挥官布莱克蒙在一份声明中说. “这个项目对国家来说很重要，原因有很多. 这不仅会减少德克萨斯沿岸脆弱人群的风险, but it will also protect vital ecosystems and economically critical infrastructure vital to the U.S. 供应链和许多全球产业位于这里.” 

The Greater Houston Partnership has actively advocated to propel the 德州沿海项目 and other initiatives like it forward for years. 该组织最近一次访问了华盛顿特区.C., to advocate for the use of funds from the new Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program, which would provide billions of dollars for flood mitigation projects in the Houston region. 

The Houston region consistently works to identify flood mitigation solutions and funding opportunities. 就在最近，美国政府宣布了.S. Department of 运输 granted Harris County and the Houston-Galveston Area Council over 1000万美元用于支持交通基础设施项目 其目的是增强应对气候变化的能力. 

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