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million in American Recovert and Reinvestment Act of 2009 financing for ongoin g construction projects previously authorized by The will administerthe money, the city said in a Wednesdayy release. • Turkey Creek will receivde $13.5 million for walled channel construction and replacementr of an existingrailroad bridge. The Turkey Creek project is a bistate flood damage reduction projecgt providing benefits inKansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan. • Blue Riverd Channel will receive $5.
2 milliom to finance the remainder of the construction under way from Brush Creek south to53rd • Blue River Channel also will receive $10 million for a design-builxd contract from 53rd Street south to 63rd Street that essentiallhy will complete the channekl work for the Blue Riveer flood damage reduction project authorized in 1970 and underf construction since 1985. “We have been workingt closely with the Corps of Engineerw to ensure these important floode reduction projects were included in the federaostimulus allocation,” City Manager Wayne Cauthen said in the “The funding guarantees the continuation of work on the which preserves current jobs and creates new employment opportunities as the scopd of construction expands.
” The moneh requires local matches based on cooperativd agreements in place when construction started. Kansas City will pay for abou 20 percent of the totap costs for both Blue River Channel saidColleen Doctorian, public information officer for the . Kansaxs City and the Unified Government ofWyandotte County/Kansads City, Kan., will pay for 35 percenyt of the Turkey Ceek project’z cost, she said. When the Turkey Creek Project will yielrd morethan $5 million in annual the city said.
The Blue Rivetr Project will lowerthe 100-yeae flood levels by about 6 feet to 8 feet, protectintg 4,100 businesses employing 66,100
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