Hidalgo County officials met with a representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who informed officials that all additional repairs to the Rio Grande levee will be completed by the end of June 2021.
Hidalgo County officials met with a representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who informed officials that all additional repairs to the Rio Grande levee will be completed by the end of June 2021.
DHS to repair breached levee system in Hidalgo County
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In a Friday statement, the Department of Homeland Security said they will repair breeches in the levee along the Rio Grande in southwestern Hidalgo County that was created by border wall construction.
The levee protects the area from flooding and the county recently approved a resolution calling on the Biden administration to fix the breaches after President Biden ordered construction of the border wall to halt.
In a Friday news release, DHS said they will repair the levee.
Hidalgo County assessing process to fix levee breaches caused by border wall construction
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By: KRGV Digital
Photo Credit: Hidalgo County
Days after the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court approved a resolution y calling on the Biden administration to fix breaches in the levee that were created by border wall construction in southwestern Hidalgo County, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez released a statement addressing the levee situation.
In the statement, Cortez said he asked county crews and independent contractors to begin assessing the costs and process of fixing the breaches.