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Sandbagging continues in Carroll County, where water overtopped the the Belcher-Lozier levee Thursday night.
The levee is one of six in a system that protects nearby Waverly, Mo., and surrounding towns.
Other levees in the system include the Henrietta-Crooked River levee and drainage district sec. 1 and 2, the Ray County levee and drainage district No. 2, the Miles Point drainage district, the Cherry Valley levee district and the Baltimore Bend levee.
So far, the Army Corps of Engineers describes the flow at Belcher-Lozier as “even overtopping” of about a foot in three or four spots along the levee, and they’re flood fighting the overflow. The levee is about six miles from U.S. 65.
But Rick Bennett of the Missouri Department of Transportation warns that historically, if one levee in the system fails, a portion of the highway goes under. He urged drivers to pay attention to posted warnings, follow global detours and not drive onto flooded roadways.
If levee breaches would close U.S. 65 – still an “if” at this point – Bennett said traffic would be diverted to Missouri 41, the next bridge east over the river.
For the latest on road closures, visit http://maps.modot.mo.gov/timi/
Sandbagging continues in Carroll County, where water overtopped the the Belcher-Lozier levee Thursday night.
The levee is one of six in a system that protects nearby Waverly, Mo., and surrounding towns.
Other levees in the system include the Henrietta-Crooked River levee and drainage district sec. 1 and 2, the Ray County levee and drainage district No. 2, the Miles Point drainage district, the Cherry Valley levee district and the Baltimore Bend levee.
So far, the Army Corps of Engineers describes the flow at Belcher-Lozier as “even overtopping” of about a foot in three or four spots along the levee, and they’re flood fighting the overflow. The levee is about six miles from U.S. 65.
But Rick Bennett of the Missouri Department of Transportation warns that historically, if one levee in the system fails, a portion of the highway goes under. He urged drivers to pay attention to posted warnings, follow global detours and not drive onto flooded roadways.
If levee breaches would close U.S. 65 – still an “if” at this point – Bennett said traffic would be diverted to Missouri 41, the next bridge east over the river.
For the latest on road closures, visit http://maps.modot.mo.gov/timi/
