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Title: Raising I-29
Post by: US71 on October 23, 2019, 12:33:01 PM
I-29 near Honey Creek, Iowa being raised by 2 feet to control flooding.
https://www.wowt.com/content/news/IDOT-awards-contract-to-avoid-flooding-on-I-29-near-Honey-Creek--563637521.html
Title: Re: Raising I-29
Post by: The Ghostbuster on October 23, 2019, 02:17:59 PM
Looking at the StreetView image within the vicinity of the project, the flooded land surrounding the Interstate looks ghastly: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.415052,-95.9001033,3a,60y,245.55h,76.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5LPMsI9pFJtjektyFWID7A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

That StreetView image justifies this road-raising project perfectly.
Title: Re: Raising I-29
Post by: -- US 175 -- on October 23, 2019, 07:41:12 PM
Wow, hope 2 feet is enough.
Title: Re: Raising I-29
Post by: ozarkman417 on October 23, 2019, 09:08:44 PM
Good, we can't have a crucial piece of National infrastructure closed during it's peak season.... and it's going to only happen more often.
Title: Re: Raising I-29
Post by: US71 on October 23, 2019, 09:25:19 PM
Quote from: -- US 175 -- on October 23, 2019, 07:41:12 PM
Wow, hope 2 feet is enough.

Until the next flood ;)
Title: Re: Raising I-29
Post by: J N Winkler on October 23, 2019, 11:00:37 PM
Quote from: -- US 175 -- on October 23, 2019, 07:41:12 PMWow, hope 2 feet is enough.

Per the linked article, the aim is to bring the lowest point on that segment of I-29 to the same elevation as the lowest point on I-680, so that the former road is no longer affected by localized flooding.  For major flooding such as in 2011 and earlier this year, which destroyed parts of I-680 on both occasions, this is not going to help.
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