Pittsburgh District to Host Ribbon Cutting at Brady’s Run

Published April 10, 2019

PITTSBURGH –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting a Ribbon Cutting celebrating the completion of the Brady’s Run stream bank stabilization, April 11.

 

When: April 11, 2019, 10:00 a.m.

Where: 701 Constitution Boulevard, Beaver Falls, Pa., 15010

Who: Open to General Public

What: Brady’s Run Stream Bank Repair Project Ribbon Cutting

 

The project, which stabilizes stream bank erosion, falls under Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946, as amended, authorizes the US Army Corps of Engineers to study, design and construct emergency stream bank and shoreline works to protect public services including (but not limited to) streets, bridges, schools, water and sewer lines, National Register sites, and churches from damage or loss by natural erosion.

 

The Brady’s Run Sanitary Authority Emergency Stream Bank Repair project is a partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District and the Brady’s Run Sanitary Authority under the CAP program, Section 14, aimed at protecting public infrastructure from eroding and failing stream banks.

 

Pittsburgh District’s 26,000 square miles include portions of western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, western Maryland and southwestern New York. Our jurisdiction includes more than 328 miles of navigable waterways, 23 navigation locks and dams, 16 multi-purpose reservoirs, 42 local flood protection projects and other projects to protect and enhance the nation’s water resources, infrastructure and environment.

 

 For media inquiries, contact the Public Affairs Office at 412-395-7500 or email: celrp-pa@usace.army.mil.

 

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Release no. 19-002