Levee Breaks, I29 now closed at Percival

**bullhaulerswife** · 07.01.2011

Update: Another Levee Down In Southwest Iowa

Percival, IA - Residents living in the town of Percival were ordered out of town early Thursday morning after a flood waters breach a levee north of town. As the water flows through fields, road officials in Iowa quickly shut down another large stretch of Interstate 29 to protect drivers.

The Missouri River is proving yet again just how mighty it is when water punctures a levee north of Percival. It took ten minutes for the flood waters to race into the town early Thursday morning. In the blistering heat, Fremont County road crews unwind fence closing down area highways into Bartlett, Percival and Thurman.

More here

Interstate 29 is now closed:

From the Interstate 680 interchange near Loveland (Exit 71) to the 35th Street Exit in Council Bluffs
From Exit 24 near Bartlett to the Rock Port, Mo., exit.

In addition, Interstate 680 remains closed from the I-29 interchange near Crescent (Exit 61) to the 30th Street Exit in north Omaha.Other highways and county roads are closed along the Missouri River. Be sure to check current road conditions before heading out

Read more: http://www.ketv.com/missouri-river-f...#ixzz1QrM6bR6E

Local and I-29 regional corridor traffic (Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota)

Follow the posted local detours or call the Iowa DOT’s flood hotline at 1-866-452-8510 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily for personal traveler assistance.
After hours, call 511 (in Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (out of state) for a recorded message of closed roads.
View the Iowa roads map for road closures, detours and areas at risk of flooding.
View the Nebraska roads map for road closures, detours and areas at risk of flooding.
Road closures by state

Read more: http://www.ketv.com/missouri-river-f...#ixzz1QrLxTlsd

**bullhaulerswife** · 07.07.2011

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Here's a good video of I29 around Missouri Valley, just north of Omaha. Gives you a better perspective of the scope of flooding going on.

**Bumpy** · 07.07.2011

Has anyone talked about,after the water has receded;how much roadwork it will take to get I-29 up and running again.?

**THBatMan8** · 07.09.2011

Originally Posted by Bumpyi49

Has anyone talked about,after the water has receded;how much roadwork it will take to get I-29 up and running again.?

Who knows. When the water receeds, surveyors will need to come out and look at the highway. Worst case scenario: Bridges will need to be repaired, which could take a few years.

I miss going to that Sapp Bros off IA-2.

**bullhaulerswife** · 07.09.2011

Originally Posted by Bumpyi49

Has anyone talked about,after the water has receded;how much roadwork it will take to get I-29 up and running again.?

Not at this point. But they expect this water to be there for months, not days. So its safe to assume that there will have to be extensive work done to I29 after it recedes. We may not see I29 open until some time in 2012.

**Bumpy** · 07.09.2011

Originally Posted by bullhaulerswife

Not at this point. But they expect this water to be there for months, not days. So its safe to assume that there will have to be extensive work done to I29 after it recedes. We may not see I29 open until some time in 2012.

**kajidono** · 07.09.2011

Originally Posted by THBatMan8

Who knows. When the water receeds, surveyors will need to come out and look at the highway. Worst case scenario: Bridges will need to be repaired, which could take a few years.

I miss going to that Sapp Bros off IA-2.

Yeah, my cb has been unable to transmit for a couple months now. I was trying to make it up there while the repair guy was there with his van. Just as I'd gotten run that would get me there at the right time, it all went under.

**CertifiedSweetie** · 07.09.2011

I believe this is just before the closed part of I29!!

**paul 1052** · 09.15.2011

Some of it is expected to open by Christmas some of it as late as 2013. In some areas bridges have shifted and erosion has eaten 60 ft down to bedrock.

That 59 detour is gonna be a major pita once winter hits.