As Richmond works to shore up its defences due to the looming threat of rising sea waters, a city update estimates it would cost up to $300 million to upgrade a conventional dike system that surrounds the island community.
To date, the city has determined its best option for the historic Steveston community — in the southwest corner of Richmond — would be a new dike that extends to the sea, surrounding the village’s harbour with a rock wall and a floodgate that would be shut as storm waters approach.
As Richmond works to shore up its defences due to the looming threat of rising sea waters, a city update estimates it would cost up to $300 million to upgrade a conventional dike system that surrounds the island community.
To date, the city has determined its best option for the historic Steveston community — in the southwest corner of Richmond — would be a new dike that extends to the sea, surrounding the village’s harbour with a rock wall and a floodgate that would be shut as storm waters approach.
As Richmond works to shore up its defences due to the looming threat of rising sea waters, a city update estimates it would cost up to $300 million to upgrade a conventional dike system that surrounds the island community.
To date, the city has determined its best option for the historic Steveston community — in the southwest corner of Richmond — would be a new dike that extends to the sea, surrounding the village’s harbour with a rock wall and a floodgate that would be shut as storm waters approach.
As Richmond works to shore up its defences due to the looming threat of rising sea waters, a city update estimates it would cost up to $300 million to upgrade a conventional dike system that surrounds the island community.
To date, the city has determined its best option for the historic Steveston community — in the southwest corner of Richmond — would be a new dike that extends to the sea, surrounding the village’s harbour with a rock wall and a floodgate that would be shut as storm waters approach.
As Richmond works to shore up its defences due to the looming threat of rising sea waters, a city update estimates it would cost up to $300 million to upgrade a conventional dike system that surrounds the island community.
To date, the city has determined its best option for the historic Steveston community — in the southwest corner of Richmond — would be a new dike that extends to the sea, surrounding the village’s harbour with a rock wall and a floodgate that would be shut as storm waters approach.
As Richmond works to shore up its defences due to the looming threat of rising sea waters, a city update estimates it would cost up to $300 million to upgrade a conventional dike system that surrounds the island community.
To date, the city has determined its best option for the historic Steveston community — in the southwest corner of Richmond — would be a new dike that extends to the sea, surrounding the village’s harbour with a rock wall and a floodgate that would be shut as storm waters approach.
As Richmond works to shore up its defences due to the looming threat of rising sea waters, a city update estimates it would cost up to $300 million to upgrade a conventional dike system that surrounds the island community.
To date, the city has determined its best option for the historic Steveston community — in the southwest corner of Richmond — would be a new dike that extends to the sea, surrounding the village’s harbour with a rock wall and a floodgate that would be shut as storm waters approach.
As Richmond works to shore up its defences due to the looming threat of rising sea waters, a city update estimates it would cost up to $300 million to upgrade a conventional dike system that surrounds the island community.
To date, the city has determined its best option for the historic Steveston community — in the southwest corner of Richmond — would be a new dike that extends to the sea, surrounding the village’s harbour with a rock wall and a floodgate that would be shut as storm waters approach.