This month marks two anniversaries in our area, the devastating Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 and the flood of 2006.
If you visit Mill Creek in Port Carbon you will notice that the water is being diverted in the area of the Pottsville Street Bridge to make room for workers and machines.
Part of a flood control project deals with putting massive rocks into place to shore up the walls of the bridge and nearby embankment. Should heavy rains swell the creek, officials fear the walls could fail forming a dam and backing up the creek into the borough.
Long-range plans call for a new bridge to be installed with an arch design, allowing more water to flow through.
"They looked at the arching of the bridge. The new design would have helped alleviate some of the damage and devastation in the borough," said Port Carbon Mayor Chuck Joy.
Three years ago this week Port Carbon residents were cleaning up after flooding. A third of the borough flooded from Mill Creek and the Little Schuylkill River. People are glad to see work being done to hopefully prevent future flooding.
"We just have to get the canals in better shape than what it is because there is a lot of water coming down here," said Bill Kadis of Port Carbon.
"I don't want to think about it but it's something that happens. What are you going to do?" asked Jackie Hinkle of Port Carbon. She remembers the flooding and how it ruined part of her home. "I wasn't going to come back but I did. It's my home. I am here 47 years."
The current project is weather dependent but should wrap up in four weeks.
If you visit Mill Creek in Port Carbon you will notice that the water is being diverted in the area of the Pottsville Street Bridge to make room for workers and machines.
Part of a flood control project deals with putting massive rocks into place to shore up the walls of the bridge and nearby embankment. Should heavy rains swell the creek, officials fear the walls could fail forming a dam and backing up the creek into the borough.
Long-range plans call for a new bridge to be installed with an arch design, allowing more water to flow through.
"They looked at the arching of the bridge. The new design would have helped alleviate some of the damage and devastation in the borough," said Port Carbon Mayor Chuck Joy.
Three years ago this week Port Carbon residents were cleaning up after flooding. A third of the borough flooded from Mill Creek and the Little Schuylkill River. People are glad to see work being done to hopefully prevent future flooding.
"We just have to get the canals in better shape than what it is because there is a lot of water coming down here," said Bill Kadis of Port Carbon.
"I don't want to think about it but it's something that happens. What are you going to do?" asked Jackie Hinkle of Port Carbon. She remembers the flooding and how it ruined part of her home. "I wasn't going to come back but I did. It's my home. I am here 47 years."
The current project is weather dependent but should wrap up in four weeks.
