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Atlantic City Gets $20M In Federal Money To Combat Flooding Along Route 40 Atlantic City Gets $20M In Federal Money To Combat Flooding Along Route 40
Atlantic City Gets $20M In Federal Money To Combat Flooding Along Route 40 Atlantic City is getting $20 million to reconstruct and raise Route 40 as it approaches the city to end flooding that makes the major road and evacuation route dangerous during severe weather, federal officials said. The grant is among $2.2 billion in federal money for 166 projects nationwide in the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday, Aug. 11. A higher Route 40, combined with an 800-foot extension of the seawall, and upgraded drainage systems, are designed to withstand severe storm…

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