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Houghton
County
flood disaster
June 15-17, 2018
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Father’s Day weekend, June 15-17, 2018, the western Upper Peninsula was struck by unrelenting rain. Hardest hit was Houghton County, which saw over 7 inches of rain in a three-hour period devastate the region.
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Multiple rounds of heavy rain slammed
Houghton and surrounding counties
throughout the weekend, causing
massive amounts of damage to the cities
of Houghton and Hancock and was
especially damaging to the state and local
roads in its path. According to the
National Weather Service in Marquette,
the storm was a 1,000-year rain
event.
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Storm reports were widespread across the Upper Peninsula, but the greatest concentration centered on Houghton County
Storm reports
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Old Mill Hill
State of emergency
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Coles Creek Road
The numbers
• $30 million in damages on the Houghton County road system
• 60 sinkholes created by flash flooding in the
Keweenaw Peninsula
• 150 road washouts, including 15 massive washouts
• 150+ roads affected by the flood with varying degrees of damage
Source: Houghton County Road Commission, July 2018
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According to MDOT,
this marks
the largest emergency
Federal Highway
Administration claim
in Michigan history
Old Mill Hill
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Local roads eligible
for federal aid:
38 damaged areas to 20 local roads and bridges
totaling $14,230,542
(Detailed over the next 6 pages)
Local roads not
eligible for federal aid:
142 damaged areas to local roads and bridges
totaling $15,478,328
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subtotal
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subtotal
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subtotal
TOTAL $15,478,328
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2nd Street
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8th Street 31st Street
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Bridge Street
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Coles Creek Road
(partial)
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Coles Creek Road (partial)
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Gedvillas Hill
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Houghton Canal Road (partial)
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Houghton Canal Road (partial)
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Houghton Canal Road
(partial)
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Liminga Road
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Old Mill Hill
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The latest updates
Paradise Road
HCRC’s Federal Aid System
• HCRC is working directly with FHWA and MDOT to address the repairs to HCRC’s Federal Aid System.
• These are primary roads such as:
• Design is nearing completion on several roads
and will be going out for bids in the near future.
Airport Park Road Baltic/Onkalos Corner Road Bootjack Road Boston Road Chassell/Painesdale Road Houghton Canal Road Industrial Drive Lake Annie Road
Larson Road Liminga Road Lower Forsman Road Obenhoff Road Paradise Road Salo Road Superior Road Tapiola Road
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HCRC’s Local System
• The HCRC is working with FEMA to address the repairs to the HCRC’s Local System. • There were over 150 roads affected from the flood with varying degrees of damage. • The HCRC has bid out the installation of the larger culverts on Cloverland Road, Lower
Worham, Cemetery Road, Woodside Road and Pontiac Road. • Work should begin on these culverts between the end of August and the end of
September. • The other road damage is continuing to be reviewed by HCRC and FEMA, as more details
are finalized we will be posting updates.
In addition …
• In addition to these projects the HCRC will be working with the State to address the
damage caused by the July 12 flood under Section 19 Disaster Assistance.
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What’s needed
To help recover from this storm and the resulting $30 million in damages on the county road system:
• Houghton County must match $1,850,000 to receive Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) funds and $3,000,000 to receive Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds, for a total of $4,875,000.
• HCRC’s distribution of MTF dollars was $5,056,572 in 2018 and is expected to be $5,469,447 in 2019 to service and maintain 318 miles of primary roads, 526 miles of local roads and 34 bridges.
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Houghton County Road Commission
Contact information
P.O. Box 269 20140 Gagnon Circle, M-26
Hancock, MI 49930 Phone: 906.482.3600
Fax: 906.482.9600 Website: houghtoncountyroads.org
HCRC Board of Directors
William H. Siler Chair
Kenneth A. Rowe Vice Chair
Gene Londo Member
HCRC Staff
Kevin P. Harju, PE Engineer Manager
John Cima, PE Assistant Engineer
Thank you for your consideration and assistance.