Dryden Court

Emergency repairs

4:57 pm

Mon June 27, 2011

Lanes on Interstate 70 will remain closed during evening rush

MoDOT is asking motorists to avoid eastbound I-70 between Shreve and west Florissant as crews repair the road where an MSD sewer line ruptured on Sunday.

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By Rachel Lippmann

The Missouri Department of Transportation is again urging motorists to avoid eastbound Interstate 70 just north of downtown as crews continue emergency repair work on the highway.

Flash flooding

4:49 pm

Sun June 26, 2011

Torrential rain collapses sewer line, leads to condemnations

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A collapsed 10 foot by 15 foot sewer line did serious damage to eastbound Interstate 70 at Shreve.

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Mayor Francis Slay (right) and human services director Bill Siedhoff (red cap) speak with residents on Dryden Ct. who were affected by flash flooding. The sign says the house has been condemned.

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Water filled Annie Anderson's basement in the space of an hour. The debris line marks the crest of the sewer back-up.

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The water rose calf-deep in Annie Anderson's living room before receding.

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The flash flooding, driven by torrential downpours, covered the wood floors of Annie Anderson's home with mud and swamped her son's bedroom.

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Annie Anderson's son laid his flood-swamped shoes out to dry along the wall of their home.

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The force of the water dragged the yard waste container from the alley into Annie Anderson's side yard.

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By Rachel Lippmann

Updated 9:30 p.m. with additional lane closures:

The Missouri Department of Transportation now says they will have to close the two right lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 at Shreve during Monday morning rush hour to repair a collapsed sewer line. That will leave one lane open between Shreve and West Florissant. MoDOT officials are strongly urging people to avoid the area.

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