Oakley floodgate closure to affect East Side traffic, officials say

The Madison Road floodgate at Duck Creek in Oakley will close on Tuesday, July 28, a day after another round of showers and storms hit Greater Cincinnati and more than a week after flash flooding seeped into East Side homes and businesses. The city of Cincinnati's Stormwater Management Utility will

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The Madison Road floodgate at Duck Creek in Oakley will close on Tuesday, July 28, a day after another round of showers and storms hit Greater Cincinnati and more than a week after flash flooding seeped into East Side homes and businesses.

The city of Cincinnati's Stormwater Management Utility will close the floodgate from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Greater Cincinnati Water Works said in a Facebook post. Traffic will be blocked in both directions.

Officials are urging drivers to use alternative routes and warning of travel delays while the floodgate remains closed.

A “mechanical malfunction” prevented the floodgate along Duck Creek in Oakley from closing as floodwaters swamped homes during a historic rainstorm on July 17, city officialstold reporters last

week.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Oakley floodgate closure to affect East Side traffic, officials say