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Proposed Ike Dike gate design could cause problems for ships in port, Houston-area study shows

Posted on February 13, 2023 · The study looked at 42 different scenarios and found that the turn for proposed gates was too close, and too narrow, and needed to move further out into the Bay.

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Law Aims to Speed Up Study of the ‘Ike Dike’

Posted on January 17, 2017 · You're probably familiar with the idea of the so-called "Ike Dike," a proposed barrier to protect the Texas coast from storm surge in events like 2008's Hurricane Ike. The Army Corps of Engineers is currently studying the idea and should have its findings ready by June of 2018. But a recently passed federal law aims […]

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Proposed Ike Dike gate design could cause problems for ships in port, Houston-area study shows

Houston Matters

Law Aims to Speed Up Study of the ‘Ike Dike’

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