River Road closed while Corps studies sand boil
Posted: May 19, 2011 3:32 PM by Russell Jones
Updated: May 19, 2011 4:21 PM
BATON ROUGE - Authorities have closed River Road between Brightside Drive and Ben Hur Road to get a better look at just how much water is seeping into the Duncan Pointe area from the swollen Mississippi River.
Crews will place additional sandbags at the levee and put in seepage monitors to help them with the survey. They ultimately hope to get enough information to craft a permanent solution for that area, according to Steve Wilson with the Pontchartrain Levee District.
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Posted: May 19, 2011 3:32 PM by Russell Jones
Updated: May 19, 2011 4:21 PM
BATON ROUGE - Authorities have closed River Road between Brightside Drive and Ben Hur Road to get a better look at just how much water is seeping into the Duncan Pointe area from the swollen Mississippi River.
Crews will place additional sandbags at the levee and put in seepage monitors to help them with the survey. They ultimately hope to get enough information to craft a permanent solution for that area, according to Steve Wilson with the Pontchartrain Levee District.
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