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Acadian Thruway underpass flooding - why not solved?
Posted on 5/11/26 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 5/11/26 at 9:58 pm
OK. WTF about the Acadian Thruway underpass still flooding? This has been an issue at least the past 50 years.
What is the issue? Blocked drainage? Pipe not big enough? No drains at all?
What’s the solution? Bigger pipe? Clean out the drainage more often? Install a drain pipe? Install a sump with an electric pump out switch?
It does drain so why so slowly?
It’s a very well known issue that’s been happening for decades. Closes down an important N-S street in an already screwed up BR traffic situation.
If I were mayor, this would be a top 10 issue. It’s damn ridiculous.
What is the issue? Blocked drainage? Pipe not big enough? No drains at all?
What’s the solution? Bigger pipe? Clean out the drainage more often? Install a drain pipe? Install a sump with an electric pump out switch?
It does drain so why so slowly?
It’s a very well known issue that’s been happening for decades. Closes down an important N-S street in an already screwed up BR traffic situation.
If I were mayor, this would be a top 10 issue. It’s damn ridiculous.
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Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:01 pm to UptownJoeBrown
The underpass is essentially a concrete basin. It sits lower than the surrounding terrain, gravity naturally pulls all nearby runoff into that one spot. For the water to leave, it has to be actively pumped out; it cannot drain naturally, which is the apex of the problem.
This post was edited on 5/11/26 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:01 pm to Breauxsif
So there is a pump there?
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:02 pm to UptownJoeBrown
They should probably flatten it out and just make it a railroad crossing, right?
Or maybe a flyover?
Oh, maybe a floating bridge cars can drive over when it rains?
Or a car elevator!
Or maybe a flyover?
Oh, maybe a floating bridge cars can drive over when it rains?
Or a car elevator!
This post was edited on 5/11/26 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:03 pm to fr33manator
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They should probably flatten it out and just make it a railroad crossing, right?
Maybe. They have trains that cross Essen, Highland, Florida Blvd.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:03 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Someone should build a ferry to bring the cars back and forth.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:04 pm to fr33manator
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Or maybe a flyover?
Yes, but for the train tracks.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:04 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Yeah, and doesn't it cross college too?
I just can't for the life of me figure out why they would have an underpass there...
I just can't for the life of me figure out why they would have an underpass there...
This post was edited on 5/11/26 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:05 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Burbank at Walkons seems like an easier fix yet it continues to flood repeatedly.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:06 pm to UptownJoeBrown
They should just knock down saltgrass and Trader Joe’s and build an over pass to use only when it rains
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:09 pm to altTD
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Walkons
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:09 pm to UptownJoeBrown
It would have to be a massive pumping system that would have to pump faster than additional runoff makes its way down. I'm sure it's not an easily solvable problem and has probably been determined to not be worth it.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:12 pm to DrSteveBrule
The issue is where to pump the water to?
You'd have to create infrastructure at immense cost to pump it far away enough and fast enough, otherwise it's just gonna end up back in the same place
And if you do that you (it's not worth the cost) you'll probably create the same issue somewhere else.
Take another route when it rains is a much more practical and cost effective plan.
You'd have to create infrastructure at immense cost to pump it far away enough and fast enough, otherwise it's just gonna end up back in the same place
And if you do that you (it's not worth the cost) you'll probably create the same issue somewhere else.
Take another route when it rains is a much more practical and cost effective plan.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:12 pm to UptownJoeBrown
It happens like once or twice a year? Hardly worth worrying about. Sorry you were late getting home tonight.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:14 pm to mtcheral
It takes an additional, what, 10-20 mins to get around it?
Imagine how bad it would be if they decided to make an actual change that shut it down for a decade
Imagine how bad it would be if they decided to make an actual change that shut it down for a decade
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:16 pm to UptownJoeBrown
It's an intentional trap for contestants to win the Darwin Award.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:16 pm to UptownJoeBrown
They did fix it years ago. It used to flood on very little rain. Friday’s rain was a massive amount in a short amount of time. We had flooding in areas of BR that rarely flood. Man hole covers were popping up on roads we were driving on.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:26 pm to altTD
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Burbank at Walkons seems like an easier fix yet it continues to flood repeatedly.
Did this one flood years ago? I deal with it all the time now, but I don't recall that being such a thing 10 years ago.
Corporate in front of Mansur's flooded so badly today that numerous cars stalled out and had to be rescued. Many others had driven up onto the raised median to avoid it.
We had only been there from 5pm-5:50pm, and it hadn't even drizzled or anything yet when we walked inside. Quite surprised to come outside to a full choppy wake with cars nearly floating less than an hour later.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:38 pm to fr33manator
It's also underneath a railroad track which I believe was raised recently. If I remember correctly that would allow for the road to be raised some.
Posted on 5/11/26 at 10:51 pm to UptownJoeBrown
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Pipe not big enough?
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