Flooding Near Schools a Peek into the Future?

Posted by Jim Spence on Monday, August 16, 2010
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Mesa Middle School off Jornada Road
It looks like the temporary road LCPS plans to build near Mesa Middle School and Monte Vista Elementary is not going to be the only flood plagued road in the area. Apparently a portion of the "other" access road to the schools is also unable to deal with rains. Too bad the Las Cruces City Council denied the special assessment district financing from moving forward that could have provided $10 million in New Mexico Finance Authority funds to alleviate some of these problems. It appears at the fateful "work session" back in April, the council compounded this mess instead helping. Below is the Dona Ana County press release on the quagmire.
Monte Vista Elementary School off Jornada Road
FLOODING FORCES CLOSURE OF COUNTY ROAD D-66 - Doña Ana County road crews have closed County Road D-66 near the pavement’s end on Jornada Road near the new school construction site. The roadbed was heavily flooded, and cars were getting stuck. The road will reopen when it’s dried and can be re-graded. Warning signs and detours will be posted. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes where possible and to slow down and expect delays near the closure areas. Motorists also are reminded to exercise caution in all areas where workers are deployed.
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1 comments:

The Westerner said...

And just wait until we are surrounded by Wilderness Areas and can't build new flood control structures. There will also be restrictions imposed by the proposed National Conservation Areas which will prohibit or severely limit maintenance of existing structures.

August 18, 2010 at 1:48 AM

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