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Possible flood threat to Washington's 1st street tunnel

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Possible flood threat to Washington's 1st street tunnel
Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 4:02 AM

Came across this with analysis of flooding possibility in WASH.  There  are even some portable leves there.

The nation’s capital, built on water, struggles to keep from drowning (msn.com)

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Posted by Backshop on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 9:11 AM

You can tell from the title that it would be just a little bit sensationalistic, and it was...

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 10:58 AM

So crime isn't the only problem!

"Personal treasures and the homes and businesses of Washingtonians living atop historical, buried streams across the city, are regularly inundated with raw sewage and filthy water."

In 2005, people across the country wondered why anyone would live in New Orleans.

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 11:10 AM

York1
In 2005, people across the country wondered why anyone would live in New Orleans.

Don't you live in (or close to) torando alley? 

 

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 11:43 AM

zugmann

 

 
York1
In 2005, people across the country wondered why anyone would live in New Orleans.

 

Don't you live in (or close to) torando alley? 

 

 

And don't forget those anti-government folks on the hurricane-prone Gulf coast who demand federal bailouts to rebuild after the last storm and the penultimate one!!

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Posted by rdamon on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 11:46 AM

charlie hebdo

 

 
zugmann

 

 
York1
In 2005, people across the country wondered why anyone would live in New Orleans.

 

Don't you live in (or close to) torando alley? 

 

 

 

 

And don't forget those anti-government folks on the hurricane-prone Gulf coast who demand federal bailouts to rebuild after the last storm and the penultimate one!!

 

 

It is easier to have a underground storm shelter when you are not 12 feet below sea level.

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 5:38 PM

charlie hebdo
And don't forget those anti-government folks on the hurricane-prone Gulf coast who demand federal bailouts to rebuild after the last storm and the penultimate one!!

 

And that has what to do with people in Washington, DC, having raw sewage back up into their houses?

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 9:12 PM

I wonder what any of this has to do with railroads. 

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 10:56 PM

zugmann
I wonder what any of this has to do with railroads. 

Have never heard any reports of CSX's Virginia Avenue Tunnels flooding, not the original tunnel or the double stack capable tunnels that were constructed and place in service the week after I retired in 2016.

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