MAITLAND, Fla. — Maitland city council are set to vote on improvements to a section of US 17-92 plagued by impassable flooding during recent storms at a meeting Monday evening.
City council members approved $80,000 to buy fill dirt needed to complete a major drainage repair along US 17-92, under the railroad overpass near Monroe Avenue.
The area has seen heavy flooding in since April after a storm drain from a nearby construction site caused water to back up, a Florida Department of Transportation spokesman said last month.
"Well, I've only been here for four years, but it's been a hassle for four years for people. You know everyone talks about, 'Look out for that puddle on 17-92,'" said driver Rob Cunningham.
Pumps were installed but couldn't handle the amount of rainfall, officials said.
As part of the new drainage system, the city will install larger pipes to lessen flooding.
The new system will take the water to Lake Gem.
Council members will decide at their meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday which company they'll use to buy the dirt which will go around those new pipes.
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