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Reinforced Concrete to Build a Spillway

Maarten, Augosto and myself have been improving the drainage system this week, in the hopes of avoiding farther water damage to our properties and home.

We back-filled the two new tubes with concrete to anchor them in the next flood event.


After covering the tubes with concrete we installed an iron framework and mesh to be contained in the next concrete level.  This should allow large trucks to pass over the tubes without damage and prevent the bridge and tubes from washing away in heavy flooding.


Hard work in the hot sun, but well worth it when the winter rains return.


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