El Centro now estimates more than $20 million in local damages due to the Easter Sunday earthquake
April 9, 2010 @ 2:23 pm
El Centro city officials are estimating earthquake damages as of Friday, April 9, at $20,157,000 for public, commercial, and residential concerns within the city limits.
The El Centro City Manager’s office detailed the costs of earthquake repair since Sunday’s 7.2-magnitude temblor struck Baja California with historical force just 40 miles south of El Centro:
- $107,000 for immediate aftermath repairs to street lighting, water mains, traffic signals, fire hydrants, fallen signs, water meters
- $250,000 for sidewalk repair throughout the city
- $300,000 for repairs to the community center
- $1 million for repairs to support beams in the El Centro Public Library building
- $7.8 million for residential and commercial
- $10.7 million for repair of the city’s water treatment plant
The city surveyed residential and commercial concerns within the city to assess the damages due to Sunday’s earthquake.
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