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From YouTube: Street Closure Preparation Press Conference 5/28/2013

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The City of Des Moines and the Principal Charity Classic will hold a press
conference today, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 12 noon in Council Chambers at City Hall.
Information will be provided on street closure plans that will impact city motorists today
through June 2, 2013.
WHO: Pat Kozitza, Public Works Director, city of Des Moines
Jamie Ault, Principal Charity Classic
WHEN: Tuesday, May 28, 20 13 at 12 noon
WHERE: Council Chambers, City Hall, 2nd floor
400 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50309

A

Everybody we're going to get started here in just a minute. Thank you all for coming on on such short notice. Public works director, pakka Siska will start now.

B

Good afternoon my name is tak Gazette, so with the Department of Public Works, we're here to report to you that recent rains pickling heavy rains, an African, River Basin west of us a resulted in a surgeon for Khun rivers. We're now, anticipating that that River will keep bill, impress 16, foot 4 inches on about seven eight and one 30.

B

So at this point we have some road closures related to that I'd like to share those with you and then I'll come back to the actual numbers we're seeing on both the Des Moines and the route river.

B

At this point, roads that have been closed due to high water levels on the Raccoon are the George flag, Parkway from Southwest 30th the park avenue and southwest 30th from bell avenue to george flank parkway. You will have this information on a press release. We have for you here after the meeting, so those are the road closures. Now, in addition to that, we have some closures related to our parks operations.

B

We have the west side of principal riverwalk is currently closed. Simon estes amphitheater, we have county park and prospect park closed until further notice, and we plan to close grayslake this evening and a p.m.

B

until these higher river levels on the rumor ever receive.

B

When we reach 16 four on the floor, dr gage, we are right at the point of the of the road surface. If we get significantly more rain, particularly west of us, we could get a second crest higher than 16. For in the event that happens, there will be partial or total closure of fluid drive. We won't know that for probably another 24 hours, we work our modeling off the Corps of Engineers here and go by their reports. It will need another 24 hours to know.

B

What's going to happen in the event that we do get enclosure on floor drive we'd be looking at detours. Motorists are cautioned to look for those detours, but you'll basically be using Martin Luther King to Southwest seventh, the Thomas Beck road at the bell avenue so motors, the we'll see tho those detour signs and should follow those at this point. I want to share some specific numbers. We have on the on the direction river. It is currently at 13, foot, 35 inches, so 13.35 inches.

B

It is expected to rise and press at 16 foot four inches around seven am on the 30. That puts us right at the road surface.

B

We will know more than 24 hours if additional rains are going to impact that.

B

We also have river levels on the Des Moines up a little. They are holding back at Saylorville now taking more in than they're letting out in an attempt to let the raccoon pass currently at our southeast. Sixth Street bridge put your south of principal park there. We are at twenty four point, five four feet and that will crest at twenty six point: seven feet at 7pm on the 29th.

B

So those are our main rivers going through town. At this point, both of them are slightly up to recruit more it's more unregulated. We see it cresting at 16 for at 7am on the 30th. At this point it would not close floor, but this is a cautionary note that that may happen, then the additional rain, and if it does it, will be detour set up.

B

So are there any questions we can answer for you.

B

We would like to have you reminded that there are a lot of events going on in Des Moines this weekend, a major soccer tournament that's going to be taking place next weekend. We also have our friends with the PGA here, and maybe we could get away from them regarding the event.

C

Thank you. As of now, due to the recent weather and road closures, the principal Charity Classic is still scheduled and will be completed throughout the weekend. We have pro-am going on today tomorrow and thursday, with that we will relocate our general public parking, our volunteer parking arcadi parking and our wauconda club parking to southridge mall at 1111, East, Army, Post Road. If you're coming into the event from I 235, you can get off on exit 9 and head south to southridge mall.

C

If you're coming in from highway 5, you can exit on exit, 70 be and head north to get to southridge mall. We will have our website and smartphone app updated regularly. So, if you are looking for any updated information, you can go to those locations to get the most current information available related to the principal Charity Classic.

C

That's all I have at this point. Are there any questions.

C

My name is Jamie alt. I am the tournament director for the principal Charity Classic.

B

The Department of Public Works will continue to monitor developing conditions here over the next 48 hours and keep you informed of those developments. You can follow us on the Des Moines gov org website we'll have a quick link there to a flood update, letting you know river levels, what roads are closed and any cautionary notes that are there all right. Thank you very much. We appreciate getting this word out.