Flood Diversion Tunnels

[hindesky]

Congress is ordering the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete its years-long study of a massive tunnel beneath Houston that would divert floodwaters like those that inundated the city during Hurricane Harvey.

The move stands to end a long disagreement between Houston politicians and the Army Corps, which had earlier raised concern the $6.5 to $12 billion cost of tunneling beneath the city was too expensive.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/article/houston-flooding-tunnel-harvey-19975458.php

 

[editor]

The Chicago version (officially called "TARP," but everyone just calls it "Deep Tunnel") has been under construction for 50 years now.  Don't expect a quick solution.

It was always a bit unnerving to see manhole covers (actually, they're just grates) big enough to swallow a car.

[kennyc05]

4 hours ago, editor said:

The Chicago version (officially called "TARP," but everyone just calls it "Deep Tunnel") has been under construction for 50 years now.  Don't expect a quick solution.

It was always a bit unnerving to see manhole covers (actually, they're just grates) big enough to swallow a car.

That's funny that you posted that I saw that a few weeks ago when I was in Chicago I tried my best not to step on them .

[editor]

16 hours ago, kennyc05 said:

That's funny that you posted that I saw that a few weeks ago when I was in Chicago I tried my best not to step on them .

For a year I had an apartment that looked down on one of those grates, and every time it rained hard I would glance out the window at it and think about going to see what was going on.  But I never did.

After I left Chicago, there was a story in the news about a huge storm that caused a geyser from one of them.  I wish I could have seen it.