ST. LOUIS. (KMOX) — Crews will be sandbagging the south side of the River Des Peres Thursday as flood waters continue to rise.
MoDOT to close the northbound I-55 exit to Carondelet/River City Blvd tomorrow morning to allow sandbagging efforts along the River Des Peres. Details: https://t.co/FjDuFxsUn1 pic.twitter.com/ay4mISXW3v
— MoDOT St. Louis Area (@MoDOT_StLouis)
May 29, 2019 MoDOT has closed the northbound Interstate 55 exit at Carondelet Blvd./River City Blvd. This will allow crews to work along Carondelet between I-55 and Morganford Rd.
Workers will be adding rock along the new wall along the River Des Peres to support the wall during flooding. More in @kmoxnews now. pic.twitter.com/iWgHycW53C
— Brian Kelly (@Brpkelly)
May 30, 2019 Larry Warner lives across the River Des Peres. He tells KMOX's Brian Kelly he's preparing for the worst.
"We've already gotten everything off the basement floor that we can get up."
An emotional Dianne Chouinard watching efforts to protect her home from the rising River Des Peres. Hear how she’s handling it in @kmoxnews pic.twitter.com/PprLS2XnJm
— Brian Kelly (@Brpkelly)
May 30, 2019 Diane Chouinard also lives across the street. How is she feeling?
"Panicky! I don't sleep at night, not knowing if it's going to hold or not."
She also says that she's confident that we learned some important lessons from the Flood of 93, and she's also confident her home will stay dry.
The latest from south #STL. @kmoxnews pic.twitter.com/BCiYuuihy8
— Brian Kelly (@Brpkelly)
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