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Cape Girardeau culvert replacement project addresses Walker Branch flooding

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 16
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What happened

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John Voss met with leaders from the Missouri Department of Transportation and the City of Cape Girardeau to address flooding issues related to the Walker Branch. They identified an underground culvert near Commercial Street that is undersized compared to other MoDOT culverts, causing it to act as a choke point. Replacing this culvert is estimated to cost the city up to one million dollars, and MoDOT will also adjust a separate culvert flowing into the fixed underground culvert.

From kfvs12.com

Why it matters

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The project requires the City of Cape Girardeau to incur multi-hundred-thousand dollar costs for infrastructure repair. The goal is to improve drainage efficiency, which could reduce the time water pools on the road from 30 minutes to 10 or 15 minutes.

From kfvs12.com

Who's involved

  • John VossMet with MoDOT and city leaders to address flooding issues.
  • Missouri Department of TransportationState department responsible for adjusting culverts and drainage improvements.
  • Walker BranchRiver affected by the culvert choke point and flooding.
  • Cape GirardeauCity where the undersized culvert is located and will bear repair costs.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • Cape GirardeauSpeculative

    The city might incur multi-hundred-thousand dollar costs for infrastructure repair.

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