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Cities like Providence and New Bedford have done it, and when Bob in 1991 sent a 14-15ft surge into Providence the barrier held and it kept the city dry.
I understand the Coastal situation is more complicated at NY with LI Sound, the Narrows and the gut between Staten Island and New Jersey, but is it reasonable?
Last edited by btownboss4; 11-03-2012 at 03:21 PM..
It could be done - but then if a Republican is president during a major hurricane - they will be accused of tinkering with the barrier so that the flood inundates the black neighborhoods while leaving the white neighborhoods high and dry.
A Democrat president will be praised for caring for the "disadvantaged" by not getting in the way of the barrier construction.
I hope nobody complains about their ocean view. They wanted to build a levee along the Miss river after Davenport flooded a while back and the residents complained that it wold block their scenic view of the river. They've flooded I think twice since and guess who keeps paying to let em build right back up.
It could be done - but then if a Republican is president during a major hurricane - they will be accused of tinkering with the barrier so that the flood inundates the black neighborhoods while leaving the white neighborhoods high and dry.
A Democrat president will be praised for caring for the "disadvantaged" by not getting in the way of the barrier construction.
Tinkering? Hell Loopie Louie claimed Bush was on the scene in scuba gear down there in Nu Oleens planting bombs and blowing the damn levee's up. lol
So rather than protecting the nations 4th and 6th busiest ports we should build a fence on the Mexican border in the age of the Airplane, Ok, that makes sense.
For Providence:
the Barrier spared the city from Hurricane Bob, which would have covered downtown in four feet of water. The savings has been estimated at several hundred million dollars and the project operates at a cost-benefit ratio of 2.21 to 1.[9][10]
I guess it isn't worth it.
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