5月角获得了24.3百万美元的联邦资金,用于从2026年秋季开始扩大其海堤和航道,以加强风暴和洪水保护。 Cape May secured $24.3M in federal funds to extend its seawall and promenade, starting in fall 2026, to boost storm and flood protection.

5月角海墙和Promenade项目已获得2 430万美元的联邦资金,用于将该市的海墙和航道从麦迪逊大道以东扩大到威尔明顿大道,解决2012年桑迪超级风暴后发现的长期沿海脆弱性问题。 The Cape May Seawall and Promenade Project has secured $24.3 million in federal funding to extend the city’s seawall and promenade from east of Madison Avenue to Wilmington Avenue, addressing a long-standing coastal vulnerability identified after Superstorm Sandy in 2012. 在办理赠款手续和公开投标之后,建筑工作定于2026年秋季开始。 Construction is set to begin in fall 2026, following grant processing and a public bid. 目前的海堤是在1962年风暴之后建造的,50多年来没有显著升级。 The current seawall, built after the 1962 storm, has not been significantly upgraded in over 50 years. 官员们称这项资金是对该市抵御暴风雨和海平面上升的重要一步. Officials call the funding a major step for the city’s resilience against storm surge and sea level rise.