CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Chehalis-Centralia Airport will begin repairs June 28 on Airport Levee near the Chehalis River.
The levee protects the airport, a number of commercial buildings and some homes from the Chehalis River and also keeps flood waters away from a portion of Interstate 5. The levee was damaged in the January 2009 flood.
The project expected to cost nearly $500,000 involves rebuilding more than 5,000 feet of the levee. Work is expected to be finished in late July or early August.
The corps and the airport are partnering to pay for the project with the corps paying 80 percent.
