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Damage to the City of Houston’s public infrastructure caused by spring flooding tops $1.3 million, according to a newly completed engineering study. The estimate is more than three times what originally was estimated.
The City of Houston on Thursday filed paperwork with the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking aid for the late April storm that covered the county with water. Most of the damage involves Brushy Creek that runs through the city and covered much of the area affected.
Six projects are included in the request:
•1 – Channel repair at Emmett Kelly Park, which includes installation of a block retaining wall.
•2 -Replacement of a bridge on Main Street near Emmett Kelly Park.
•3 – Construction of a retaining wall and channel repair at U.S. 63 and Walnut Street, where a concrete wall was destroyed.
•4 – Channel repair and utility encasement northwest of Walnut and Oak Hill Drive at the Brushy Creek Trailhead.
•5 – Storm sewer diversion at the Houston Visitors Center, Walnut and Oak Hill Drive.
•6 – Channel repair near the Houston wastewater treatment, which also includes an area where a pavilion washed away and damage to the Brushy Creek Trail occurred.
Elaine Campbell, development director for the City of Houston, said the repair plan was developed by Olsson Associates, a Springfield engineering firm.Â
Texas County is among counties in south-central Missouri that were declared a federal disaster area.
The City of Houston on Thursday filed paperwork with the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking aid for the late April storm that covered the county with water.