Fort Lauderdale pump station clears over 50 million gallons in a month
Pump Station 8 serves the flood-prone Edgewood and River Oaks neighborhoods, and a resident says a king tide over the weekend will be a bigger test.
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Pump Station 8 serves the flood-prone Edgewood and River Oaks neighborhoods, and a resident says a king tide over the weekend will be a bigger test.
Residents say drains don't take in water, and a trench installed more than a year ago hasn't solved the flooding, and a city spokesperson said officials would follow up.
A stormwater project in the Fort Lauderdale neighborhood isn't expected to finish until early 2028, and residents say they need relief sooner after streets flooded for hours Thursday.
With all 20 openings in the new seawall covered, Intracoastal Waterway floodwaters stayed off the streets Wednesday, though seawater can still push up through storm drains.
Streets and parking lots went under Tuesday as rain and king tides combined across South Florida.
If the panels prove successful, the city plans to expand the system to other sections of the seawall, officials say.
Heavy rain flooded streets across northern Broward County, blocking students and families while delaying flights.
The trench is one of five different projects that will upgrade infrastructure in Doral, city officials said.
A tropical trough moving across the Florida Peninsula will pull moisture across the state, leading to significant rainfall in southeast Florida.
The NEXT Weather Team is tracking a humid and rainy weekend, as a flood advisory was issued for Saturday until 6 p.m.
