Posted on June 16, 2008 by Matt Hacker
The water is going down in Cedar Rapids, IA after the largest flood in the state’s history. You can now see the three downtown bridges above water rather than them being completely under water. Driving on I380 this morning, going to work, I could not believe my eyes when I looked towards the [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2008 by Matt Hacker
Here is an article from GazetteOnline.com talking about the closure of part of I380 tonight at 6pm and also other area roads closures.
Interstate 380 bridge over Iowa River to close by 6 p.m. Friday
The Interstate 380 bridge over the Iowa River will be closed by 6 p.m., forcing the road to close between the North [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2008 by Matt Hacker
The flooding is continuing to put a major damper in everyone’s lives. There are many areas of Cedar Rapids, IA that have been evacuated. Right now one of the four bridges that go over the Cedar River has been closed and city officials say that they believe the other three are not too [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2008 by Matt Hacker
As many of you know, the state of Iowa is starting to flood. I don’t mean a little water here and a little water there. I do mean Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has declared 44 of Iowa’s 99 counties disaster areas. I also mean that this flood is going to be worse [...]
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