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Aerial view of Phase II of the McCook Reservoir under construction in 2023. The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (abbreviated TARP and more commonly known as the Deep Tunnel Project or the Chicago Deep Tunnel) is a large civil engineering project that aims to reduce flooding in the metropolitan Chicago area, and to reduce the harmful effects of flushing raw sewage into Lake Michigan by diverting ...
Hours before heavy rains swamped Chicago and Cook County suburbs on July 2, the region’s $3.8 billion flood-control project appeared ready as can be to bottle up storm runoff. The Deep Tunnel ...
The Chicago River rose six feet (2 meters) during the storm, forcing workers to close a series of locks and reverse the river's flow from west to east into Lake Michigan to prevent more flooding ...
Heavy rains flooded Chicago streets Sunday, trapping cars and forcing NASCAR officials to cancel the last half of an Xfinity Series race set to run through the city's downtown. The National ...
The July 2023 Chicago Area Flood was caused by a heavy rainfall that occurred on July 2, 2023, in the Chicago Metropolitan Area of northeastern Illinois.Rainfall up to 9.0 inches (23 cm) occurred over an 18-hour period; the majority occurred from early in the morning to late in the afternoon. [1]
The Warwick Mall in Warwick was flooded with 20 inches of water, leaving hundreds of employees out of work. [12] A sewage treatment plant in the area failed, contaminating the rainwater with raw sewage. Hundreds of homes in Warwick, Cranston and Johnston were flooded with over a foot of contaminated water.
Before and after videos show high water levels flooding parks and ... Mr Davies has lived in Warwick for 20 years and said he had noticed more frequent flooding in the last year. ... USA TODAY Sports.
As a flash flood warning was in effect for the city of Boston, flooding caused delays on MBTA subway's Green Line C branch service between Cleveland Circle and Coolidge Corner stations. [121] [126] In Andover, 3.18 in (81 mm) of rain fell, while Boston received 3 in (76 mm).