WASHINGTON, D. C. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Wednesday that it will kick in $2,166,000 to complete pre-construction engineering and design and begin construction of a project to prevent a section of Bank Street in Painesville from being eroded by the Grand River.
The Army Corps says the streambank protection it is funding will fix a 325-foot section of the street and public utilities that are threatened by “prior slope failures and significant ongoing instability.” The City of Painesville says the project will shore up a retaining wall “which continues to be monitored for erosion issues.” The project’s total cost is $3.9 million and construction is scheduled to start this summer.