Nine years before Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Ike struck just east of Galveston Island, causing extensive damage and flooding.
struck just east of Galveston Island, causing extensive damage and flooding. The idea of building the so-called Ike Dike, to protect against future storm surge and flooding, has been developing ever since. RELATED: US House approves Ike Dike, but it's not a done deal yet
With concern that a stronger storm that could track straight into Houston would be even worse, the idea of building a barrier that could hold back the storm surge, was born. Mechanical gates, pumps, and barriers, modeled after similar flood control in the Netherlands, were proposed for the entrance into Galveston Bay and along the coast from High Island to the west end of Galveston Island. The Ike Dike, as it's become known, would cost more than $30 billion.
Dutch professor Bas Jonkman is a flood expert who has consulted on the Ike Dike design. He says plans like these are monumental and isn't surprised it's taken so long.
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