Engineer: Pinehurst grate work near completion; storm revealed system capacity limits
District engineer said MRI’s Pinehurst valley grate replacement is about 80% complete and reported that Tropical Storm Debbie brought nearly 8 inches of rain in some locations, exceeding road design and stressing the stormwater system though it continued to flow.
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Charlie Krebs, District Engineer, told the board that the MRI project to replace the Pinehurst valley gutter inlet grates is about "80% completed" and that he will follow up on the schedule for asphalt patching. He also reported on storm impacts: "Parts of the community received almost 8” of rain in two or three days and the roads are designed for 5½” of rain over a 24-hour period." Mr. Krebs said the system reached capacity but flowed unobstructed during Tropical Storm Debbie.
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