Shores Road Now Lake, Residents Still Canoeing
With the flood-bringing rain almost three weeks past, most of life in Murfreesboro has returned to normal. Not so, however, for residents in the Shores Road area. Still dealing wednesday road cum lake, some homes on Shores Road still are accessible only by canoe.
According to County Engineer Dale Corbitt, the water pooled in the area because of its elevation. Due to the geography of the Shores Road area, there is no lower ground for the water to drain off to. Only recently have Middle Tennessee Electric and other utilities and government departments started pumping water from the area towards I-840.
Already costing $30,000 for just the pumps and hosing, and with the job only about one-sixth to one-fifth complete, FEMA likely will foot a large part of the bill.
There is no news yet on when the area’s cleanup is expected to be complete.
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Posted by RussJohnson
on May 20 2010. Filed under About Murfreesboro, TN, Murfreesboro Community, Murfreesboro Government, Murfreesboro News.
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