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Keeping the floodwaters at bay

This content was published on Feb 23, 2009 Normally the domain of ducks and swans, the River Reuss and its banks are now the temporary home of clunky construction equipment. It’s just the beginning of a SFr23 million ($19.5 million) project designed to keep floodwaters at bay. In January crews set about repairing and improving the city’s floodgates. Built between 1859 and 1861,…