Flooding on the Downtown Expressway

Today’s short-lived, pop-up storm dumped a ton of rain on downtown Richmond. Check out this crazy video of flooding on the Downtown Expressway taken from the First Market building: Updates June 21st, 4:10 PM The RMA weighs in on the cause of the clogged drains on the Downtown Expressway: Downtown Expressway ramps unclogged. Clog culprits: […]

June 21, 2012; 2:59 PM • by Ross Catrow

Today’s short-lived, pop-up storm dumped a ton of rain on downtown Richmond. Check out this crazy video of flooding on the Downtown Expressway taken from the First Market building:

Updates

June 21st, 4:10 PM

The RMA weighs in on the cause of the clogged drains on the Downtown Expressway:

Downtown Expressway ramps unclogged. Clog culprits: two plastic bottles and a license plate holder. Message: Don’t litter. #rvatraffic #rva

— RMA Richmond (@RichMetAuth) June 21, 2012

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June 21st, 3:22 PM

Here’s an update from VDOT:

I-95/exit 74A (Richmond) ?– Exit 74A (Downtown Expressway) of Interstate 95 is closed in both directions due to high water from this afternoon’s rain.

 

Video by: Amelia Daul

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