The Associated Press - Wed May 31, 2023
As New Hurricane Season Arrives, SW Florida Residents Still Recovering From Ian
Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach in southwest Florida. Now, after Hurricane Ian swept all that away, he lives in his older Infiniti sedan with a 15-year-old long-haired chihuahua named Ginger....
Linder - Thu March 30, 2023
BJ Excavating Provides Cleanup After Hurricane Ian
When Hurricane Ian made landfall near Fort Myers, Fla., as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 28, 2022, the approximately 12-ft. storm surge and 150-mi.-per-hour sustained wind speeds left two million people without power....
ALL Crane - Wed December 14, 2022
Cranes, Crew From ALL Aid in Hurricane Ian Rescue Efforts
Hurricane Ian struck Florida in late September. One of its enduring images was the collapsed Sanibel Causeway, which links Sanibel Island to Punta Rassa near Fort Myers on the mainland. Just a few broken sections of roadway remained, breaking the surface of San Carlos Bay....
Cleveland Brothers - Mon November 14, 2022
Pennsylvania's Cleveland Brothers Sends Machine, Tools to Aid in Hurricane Ian Relief Effort
When the Plain Compassion Crisis Response (PCCR) sent its First Response team to Florida following the destruction brought by Hurricane Ian, it partnered with Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co. Inc. to get the tools to do the job....
National Public Radio - Mon October 10, 2022
SW Florida Community Built to Endure Hurricanes, Escapes Ian With Barely a Scratch
Like many others in southwest Florida, Mark Wilkerson seemingly gambled his life by choosing to shelter at home rather than evacuate when Hurricane Ian crashed ashore Sept. 28 as a Category 4 storm. But it was not just luck that saved Wilkerson and his wife, Rhonda, or prevented damage to their well-appointed one-story house....
Miami Herald & WTVT FOX 35 - Thu October 06, 2022
FDOT Tackling Repairs to Coastal SW Florida Bridges Damaged by Hurricane Ian
Shortly before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that emergency road and bridge repairs to Pine Island had been finished ahead of schedule on Oct. 5, cheers and laughter greeted some of the first motorists to cross a temporary bridge built to restore a link from the mainland to the island, hammered Sept....
ABC 13 - Tue August 09, 2022
Senate Approves $31 Billion Solution for Ike Dike Flooding
The U.S. Senate recently approved a bill that would authorize federal agencies to plan for an estimated $31 billion project intended to protect the Texas coast from hurricanes. Hundreds of millions of dollars have already gone into studying the idea to build a system of concrete gate barriers at the mouth of Galveston Bay....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu March 24, 2022
Arborio Construction Rehabs Bridge Damaged By Hurricane Ida in Conn.
Hurricane Ida, which dropped more than 6 in. of rain in many parts of Connecticut in early September 2021, caused massive flooding, highway closures and water rescues. It also damaged roadways and a bridge on Route 9 Southbound in Cromwell, which is currently being rehabilitated....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 03, 2022
Road Repairs Due to Hurricane Ida Damage Nearing Completion in Louisiana
Hurricane Ida roared ashore on Aug. 29, 2021, in southern Louisiana, barreling through houses and businesses, ripping out chunks of roadway from Louisiana Highway 1 and scattering them in the nearby marsh....
Stamford Advocate - Tue November 23, 2021
Stamford, Conn.'s Strawberry Hill Elementary Getting Rehab Due to Hurricane Ida
Work to remedy water damage at Stamford, Conn.'s Strawberry Hill School got under way Nov. 22, with a plan to complete the project by early January. The school, the most recently constructed building in the district, also suffered the worst damage of all Stamford schools during Hurricane Ida in early September....
