Engineer: Pinehurst inlet grate replacement near completion; storm exceeded design rainfall
District Engineer Charlie Krebs said MRI's Pinehurst inlet-grate project is about 80% complete, the storm system reached capacity after nearly 8 inches of rain in two to three days (roads designed for 5½ inches in 24 hours), and staff may add a drainage connection to direct runoff into the lake.
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District Engineer Charlie Krebs told the River Ridge board on Aug. 27 that the MRI project to replace Pinehurst valley gutter inlet grates is about 80% complete and he will follow up on the schedule for the asphalt patch. Krebs said parts of the community received nearly 8 inches of rain in two or three days during Tropical Storm Debbie, exceeding the roads' 24-hour design capacity of 5½ inches.
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