U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin visited Algoma Friday afternoon for the first time since the city was informed that it would receive over $19 million to repair the Harbor’s south breakwater back in February. Approved last November as part of a federal infrastructure law, Baldwin said the action being taken is a once-in-a-generation measure that looks at many different types of infrastructure.
Baldwin notes that the millions of dollars for construction will be allocated over the next five to ten years. The U.S. Corps of Engineers is spearheading the project. Algoma Public Works Director Matt Murphy added that the U.S. Corps of Engineers has the money earmarked for 2023 and would probably see the project through 30 percent of the design before turning it completely outside the agency. About twenty Algoma dignitaries and city personnel attended Baldwin's visit which included a walk out on the South Pier.
