In 2022, the City of Manhattan and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) started work on the Manhattan Levee, a project that was estimated to cost $24.8 million back in 2016.

The annual test installation is necessary to ensure the levee closure can be erected properly in the event of high water. Here's what commuters need to know. Skip Navigation.

To increase the height of a levee closure structure on the bridge, the support abutment under the bridge must be repaired because it is in “really bad shape,” said Jim Moore, of Greenman ...

Part of 17th Street in D.C. has reopened after planned closures earlier Thursday while the National Park Service prepares to install a levee. The yearly test installation closes 17th Street ...

Levee 17th Street NPS D.C. Closure Constitution Avenue NW Flood Potomac River WASHINGTON (7News) — The National Park Service (NPS) has closed a portion of 17th Street in D.C. to perform a test ...