Post-Harvey report outlines 4,000 projects to guard Texas against disasters
Aaron Barker, Senior Digital Editor
AUSTIN, Texas – An after-action report on Hurricane Harvey outlines 4,000 projects aimed at protecting Texas infrastructure against future disasters.
The recommendations made in the 174-page report were announced Thursday by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp, who was named Abbott’s recovery czar about 10 days after the Category 4 storm slammed into the Gulf Coast.
“It was one of the most intense years of my life,” Sharp said.
In addition to the projects, the report also recommends better training for city and county leaders in post-disaster rescue and recovery, creating a statewide task force that can be mobilized before a disaster and creating a state case management system that could eventually replace the federal system.
A gauge shows the depth of water a an underpass on Interstate 10 which has been inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards of 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.
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Texas National Guardsmen rescue people from flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston.
People walk down a flooded street in Houston after Hurricane Harvey.
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Residents evacuated from their homes in the Cypresswood Creek subdivision in north Houston.
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People take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center after flood waters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the city on Aug. 29, 2017 in Houston.
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The Houston skyline after days of flooding caused by Harvey.
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Cars sit along the street in an apartment complex after it was inundated with water following Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
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The tremendous shortage of construction workers throughout the US will make it tough for hurricanes victims who want to rebuild.
People look at a flooded section of Beltway 8 on September 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Discarded furniture and other household items line a street in Orange, Texas, after Harvey floods.
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An oil refinery near Houston following Hurricane Harvey.
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In central and south Texas, an area the size of Michigan is flooded by Hurricane Harvey. The damage could exceed $100 billion.
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A gauge shows the depth of water a an underpass on Interstate 10 which has been inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards of 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days.
“The goal is to speed recovery at the local level and the individual level,” Abbott said.
Sharp said some of the proposals are being forwarded to the state Legislature and others are being sent to federal agencies for consideration.
