Flagstaff’s major flood mitigation projects are nearing completion this year, but the prospect of a wetter-than-average monsoon season could complicate the final stages.
City staff and the National Weather Service provided an update to the city council on Tuesday, May 27, highlighting the progress of the Spruce Wash suite of projects and the outlook for summer rainfall. While the work completed to date has reduced the chance of floods like those of 2021, staff said, some of the interconnected elements of the various projects aren’t yet fully operational.
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Craig Moody, general manager of Mammoth Restoration, looks over the remains of a garage that was smashed in by a Toyota Prius that was washed down Steves Boulevard across Lockett Road and into a home during severe flooding in 2021.
Jake Bacon, Arizona Daily Sun
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