NJDEP's Rebuild by Design project in Jersey City and Hoboken aims to enhance flood resilience through flood walls and gates. The work is meant to safeguard parts of Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken against storm surge flooding by building more than 9,000 linear feet of flood walls and 26 flood gates. "It's a monolithic project," Hoboken Councilman Paul Presinzano told WPIX-TV in New York City. "It's literally the middle street that connects everyone," said Amanda Ortiz, who lives in Jersey City and works in Hoboken. HUD awarded $230 million to the State of New Jersey for the project in the municipalities of Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City.