Ol' Man River
So the prophets were accurate and the flooding is indeed as bad as ever recorded. It's kind of neat to see the river so high but it's also a monumental pain in the ass and, for some, an incredibly expensive emergency.
Besides the straightaways the ramps to the Westmorland St. Bridge are shut down which would have been a traffic nightmare if most of the people in the city didn't listen to the Emergency measures folks and stayed home. Thankfully they did...except to go take tons and tons of picture.
The Princess Margaret is still open but it essentially a bridge to nowhere as Riverside Dr. in Hammertown is closed and the old TCH through Maugerville>McGowan's Corner>Jemseg is where the worst of the flooding is going on and is closed.
Closer to home, Union st is closed past Gibson st. but my house (and basement) has been spared so far. Overall 50 streets have been closed including many in the University Ave. area (aka the nice part of town). The latest info I have seen says that it got up to 8.33 meters which is still about a foot below the '73 flood. Regardless its still as much water as I've ever seen in (and out) of my old friendly river.
I have to say that in terms of preparedness the city has done a very good job of keeping the public informed and having resources at the ready to deal with any drama. Well done to whoever the hell takes care of that kind of stuff. For more info check the city's website here.
Pace out.
Labels: Flood Watch, Freddy Beach
posted by Vitamin S @ 6:21 p.m.
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