A bipartisan effort in Congress has secured funding to protect Selma's historic Edmund Pettus Bridge from erosion. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) includes a provision that guarantees 100% federal cost share for the Selma Flood Risk Management and Stabilization Project.
Selma residents and visitors to the Queen City will benefit from a bipartisan effort in Congress to support conservation efforts vital to the city’s future. One of the biggest draws to the city is the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge , site of the infamous 1965 clash for voting rights that became known as “Bloody Sunday.
” Underneath that bridge flows the Alabama River, and like any other moving body of water, it brings with it the threat of erosion, which can compromise structures along the river’s banks. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and Rep. Terri Sewell, D-District 7, teamed up, crossing party lines to support passage of the Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, which includes an updated provision that secures 100% of the federal cost share for the Selma Flood Risk Management and Stabilization Project. The Edmund Pettus Bridge, the gateway to historic Selma, crosses the Alabama River. Thanks to bipartisan support in Congress, funding is being secured to prevent the river's erosion. The WRDA, passed by Congress every two years, provides for the conservation and development of water and related resources through the conducting of studies, construction projects and research activities that can lead to the improvement of rivers and harbors across the country. With the help of the Army Corps of Engineers, the stabilization project will reduce the risk of failure of ten historic structures along the riverbank, protect the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and provide a response plan for imminent flooding events, Sewell’s office explained. Her office said Congress generally sets the cost share of flood risk reduction project construction at 65% federal and 35% non-federal, but that she was able to secure language in the House bill that includes a special exemption for the City of Selma, which increased the federal cost share to 100% and saves Selma millions of dollar
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