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Crews are scrambling to repair Lake St. George Drive, which suffered a washout caused by heavy flooding from Tropical Storm Debby.
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Crews are scrambling to repair Lake St. George Drive, which suffered a washout caused by heavy flooding from Tropical Storm Debby.
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Heavy rains from Debby were too much for the drainage system that runs underneath Lake St. George Dr., which is just off Tampa Rd.
Sunday night, Debby's flood waters collapsed the sidewalk and washed out the soil surrounding the drainage pipes.
Monday morning, Pinellas County Utilities Crews blocked off a stretch of the road while they assessed the damage.
They do not know how long it will take to make repairs. A detour is in effect for now. Only local residents are allowed to use the road.
Thanks. We'll email you the next time we update this story.
Janice
3:28 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
So, they all showed up, looked at the damage, and....now what?? Thursday is just around the corner, they need to act fast!
Jacque Mioff
4:32 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Dear Patch Editors:
Just a note to thank you for your efforts throughout this storm and keeping us in the area abreast of the situation while I'm sure you have your own personal interests to worry about in the course of everything else. Great work and glad I found your site. PCU has done a great job in my opinion and the storm was worse than most expected but they have been visible and helpful in our calls to their offices. A sincere thank you again for all your efforts in informing us in a timely, preofessional manner. J.M.
Sunde Farquhar
4:47 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Hi Jacque,
Thanks so much for reading Patch! We're glad you found us. We're trying hard to keep everyone updated with the latest information. I'm so glad you're finding Palm Harbor Patch useful. Please stay safe out there :)
Justice Forall
11:19 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
I agree... Patch has done a great job with keeping us posted with storm updates!! Now, about the comment "crews are scrambling" to repair Lake St. George... All they have done is place barricades and move the lanes over. Which, I thought, they didn't even place sandbags to hold the barricades in place so besides doing nothing they have now put up missiles in a wind storm. Three days later and I think they have finally figured out that they need to actually "fix" it~ curious to see how long it takes and if they are "patching" it up or actually "fixing" so it does not happen again??? This is a job for an experienced engineer!!
Anne Onomous
11:29 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
An experienced engineer's involvement would be much more detailed so what you will get will be what appear to be quick fixes, which they'll have to be anyway, until the situation is properly accessed and a proper solution is found/completed to solve the problem. Material to repair the problem needs to be identified, sourced, purchased, shipped, received and coordinated with crew availibility - it just doesn't appear out of nowhere. Miscellaneous stuff like sandbags and barracades (while important to avoid accidents and injuries) are more of the job of the county grunts, who I am sure are overwhelmed at the moment with issues throughout the county, along with the engineers - not just on that particular street. I'd rather someone do the job right, or not at all. Good job, PCU.
Jacque Mioff
11:46 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Yeah, it's not like stuff just falls out of the sky. Patience = results.
Anne Onomous
11:57 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Hey Jacque, or is it Jack? Just caught your name. That's FRENCH, isn't it? ;-)