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Prospect Park Flood-Mitigation Improvements

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Source: CBS News

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Planned

A $50 million long-term project to implement flood-prevention upgrades in Brooklyn's Prospect Park to combat the impacts of climate change. The project includes creating Brooklyn's first Bluebelt, a stormwater management system using natural landscapes to absorb and redirect rainfall, faster drainage, new rain gardens, restored wetlands, nature-based flood protections, and the restoration of a his

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
CBS News

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The project “Prospect Park Flood-Mitigation Improvements” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from CBS News.

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2026-07-22

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A $50 million long-term project to implement flood-prevention upgrades in Brooklyn's Prospect Park to combat the impacts of climate change. The project includes creating Brooklyn's first Bluebelt, a stormwater management system using natural landscapes to absorb and redirect rainfall, faster drainage, new rain gardens, restored wetlands, nature-based flood protections, and the restoration of a historic pond. Construction is expected to start in 2029 and complete by 2032.

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Community Infrastructure

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United States of America (USA)

State

New York

City

Brooklyn

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Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government

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2025-12-06

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