Originally Posted by BWillie:
Going back to Council Bluffs on Thursday - it looks like parts of I-29 are opening back up north of St Joe. How long did I-29 stay down in the floods of 2011?
Too fucking long. IIRC i was using the detour through Maryville to get to St Joe over the summer and was still using it when i went to the Chiefs/Vikes game in Oct. And this year is looking like it's going to be worse. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hydrae:
I was in Columbia in 93. What a mess but at least we were fine. I did have to go to Jeff City shortly after the flood and I think we had to divert all the way down through Hermann and back to get there.
Yeah, the choices were west through California and up or east through Hermann and up. Either would have sucked ass. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frazod:
That happened to Highway 54/63 just north of Jeff City across the river during the '93 flood. The entire stretch of highway had to be redone. Took several weeks to repair.
One of my friends from high school lives south of Jeff City and worked south of Columbia. Had to drive nearly 60 miles out of the way each direction to get to work until it was fixed.
It also happened to I-680 between I-29 and the Missouri River in 2011. Once the waters receded, a contractor amazingly rebuilt the entire 3 mile stretch in just 34 days. They better have that company on speed dial because I'm sure it will need it again.
Originally Posted by Bugeater:
It also happened to I-680 between I-29 and the Missouri River in 2011. Once the waters receded, a contractor amazingly rebuilt the entire 3 mile stretch in just 34 days. They better have that company on speed dial because I'm sure it will need it again.
Originally Posted by BWillie:
You know Sioux City is a great place, because they had larger population in 1925 than they do today. People just love it there.
If you like cutting meat, making gelatin, or making anhydrous, it's the place for you! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bugeater:
It also happened to I-680 between I-29 and the Missouri River in 2011. Once the waters receded, a contractor amazingly rebuilt the entire 3 mile stretch in just 34 days. They better have that company on speed dial because I'm sure it will need it again.
Death Valley got tired of this happening so they put in some new kind of rubberized road that was supposed to resist breaking apart. Instead the flood waters just picked the entire road up in big chunks and deposited them downstream.
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Man Sux City stinks. I mean, it's not that bad of a town but good grief, it smells SO bad.
It definitely did years ago, but I haven't noticed it the last few times I've been through. Or maybe it's the 30 years of smoking finally paying off. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bugeater:
It definitely did years ago, but I haven't noticed it the last few times I've been through. Or maybe it's the 30 years of smoking finally paying off.
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Man Sux City stinks. I mean, it's not that bad of a town but good grief, it smells SO bad.
The combination of the water treatment plant and meat packing plants caused that. Now swift that was right by the interstate is gone. They've cleaned up the water treatment plant pretty well with newer technologies. IBP in Dakota city is now Tyson. They no longer process cattle. I worked at IBP for a year and a half. Wednesday was "blood day" where they would pump and dispose of the blood. That on a ripe August day would gag a maggot. [Reply]
