It’s been three years since the Pajaro River levee crumbled and the river flooded the town of Pajaro, displacing hundreds of people and causing untold amounts of damage to homes and businesses. Decades in the making, a project to bolster the levee in Pajaro and Watsonville is at last expected to begin construction in earnest this week, but first in Watsonville. Pajaro residents will have to spend a few more winters with the current levee, as the portion that breached and was repaired in 2023 may not begin construction until 2029 or 2030. … The cost of the $599 million project is shared by the state and federal government.