Kansas City Works To Rescue Drunks From Drowning In Westport

This desperately needed public improvement might save lives & countless cars from high tide every time in rains in Midtown.

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If you've ever been to Westport during a heavy rain, you'll know all about the flash flooding that happens around Westport and Mill Street.

The sewer system, which dates back to the 1800s, is undersized and overcapacity. Westport is one of Kansas City's oldest neighborhoods, where, over the decades, roads and buildings have been built over a natural drainage path.

The original system worked in the 1800s, but experts from KC Water said the flooding happens because the pipes are too small to carry the storm water, so the water builds up in parking lots and sometimes floods buildings, filling cars along the way.

The Westport Stormwater Improvements Project is described as a first-of-its-kind project. It will focus on Mill Street up to where it intersects with Southwest Trafficway and also along Westport Road, 40th Street and Waddell Avenue.

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Westport looking to improve stormwater management, reduce flash flooding