Houston Public MediaThe Texas Water Development Board on Thursday adopted Texas' first $56 billion statewide flood plan— restoring hope for the long anticipated Ike Dike and other coastal flood mitigation projects.
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Hope for costly Ike Dike funding restored with adoption of $56 billion statewide flood plan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has estimated the Galveston storm surge project could cost up to $57 billion alone. The plan was originally hatched in 2008 after Hurricane Ike devastated the island.