TxDOT says littering is exacerbating flash floods, trapping cars on I-635

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On Tuesday, May 28, Dallas Fire Rescue responded to two calls of several cars stranded on IH635.

"It’s kind of scary because it seems like something’s wrong with the drainage system because it can only rain for like 30 minutes and you already got flooding, and it’s pretty scary," Jackson said.

"Our crews are having to go into some of these high-water areas and unclogging the drains and they’re pulling out a lot of litter. Some of that is just getting washed down different embankments or perhaps it’s already along the roadways," she said. "Typically before forecasted rains, we are out doing sweeping, we are checking drains for any issues, but the problem becomes where sometimes once we’ve cleared an area, it’s just a matter of time before the litter bugs hit it again and start dropping more debris in those areas," she said.

 

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