Stuyvesant Cove Park reopens after three years of coastal resiliency construction
Since 2020, the Department of Design and Construction and the Economic Development Corporation have been developing a 2.4-mile-long East Side Coastal Resiliency wall from Montgomery Street up to East 25th Street in order to protect nearby residents and buildings from devastating storm damage, a project that was spurred on by Superstorm Sandy and the damage it wrought in 2012.
The Stuyvesant Cove Park flood wall is 1,340 feet long and made up of 333 tons of reinforced steel. The barriers also have two flood gates that can be closed during times of potential flood risk, a 42 foot long, 16 ton swinging gate on East 23 Street and a 77 foot long, 47.5 ton sliding gate located on East 20th Street.
“This has been over 10 years in the making,” Rivera said looking out at the large wall from the waterfront. “There was no question that we were going to come together with the experts of this city, with leaders in government, with advocates and community members, and we were going to ensure that we were protecting our community and families for the next 50 and 100 years. There’s no question a hurricane Sandy, an event like that, will happen again.
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