The Ohio Department of Transportation has prioritize the expansion of Interstate 71 in the neighborhood of Madisonville, in Cincinnati, over flood protection for property owners in the city, according to a recent city memo.
"The expansion and interchange changes on Interstate 71 near Madisonville have damaged part of Cincinnati’s flood protection system," reports Chris Wetterich.
That information was revealed in a city memo. "A portion of the city’s Duck Creek flood levee has been decertified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers until the state puts up a permanent replacement," according to Wetterich. "The city is telling property owners in the area that it no longer has the designed level of protection."
The Ohio Department of Transportation will build a new, permanent levee to replace the substandard temporary levee currently it's currently building, but the permanent replacement won't be completed until late in 2020.
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