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Increased Flooding on Poudre River; Roads and Bridges Closing

Posted on: Sep-12-2013

Flooding on the Poudre River is of much greater severity than earlier this evening. All bridges that cross the Poudre River are in the process of being closed, including:

• Overland Trail
• Taft Hill Road
• Shields Street
• College Avenue
• Linden Street
• Lincoln Avenue
• Mulberry Road
• Lemay Avenue
• Timberline Road
• Prospect Road
• Harmony Road, west of I-25

Travel is discouraged. Do not attempt to drive through floodwaters. Traffic and bus routes will be impacted.
For weather updates, follow the National Weather Service at http://weather.gov. View real-time stream flow and local rain gauge data at https://www.fcgov.com/floodwarningsystem.

Call 970-221-6700 to report flooding problems or debris blockages or buildup. Call 911 in event of an emergency.

Fort Collins Utilities will provides at https://www.fcgov.com/2013-flood.





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