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Saturday, May 26, 2012

New Floodgates

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The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety just completed three flood gates in Highland Park, just in time for spring storm season. We’ll talk with Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Michael Huss about how the new gates are built to prevent flashfloods like the one that killed 4 people on Washington Blvd. last summer.
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The site of last year's flashflood on Washington blvd that claimed the lives of 4 people, now has gates to stop future floods

The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety just completed three flood gates in Highland Park, just in time for spring storm season. We’ll talk with Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Michael Huss about how the new gates are built to prevent flashfloods like the one that killed 4 people on Washington Blvd. last summer.