Chances are-- if you were trying to make your way around Savannah Tuesday morning, many of the roads you take to work or school were under water.
It's a problem that is all too common when rough weather strikes. So what is the City doing about Savannah's sewer system?
That is the question I took to City Hall to get answers.
Here's what I found out:
Not only are they aware of it, in the last 15 years they have spent more than 200 million dollars to upgrade our sewer systems.
I was then assured they are not done yet.
City of Savannah public information officer, Bret Bell says the problem isn't how much rain we receive-- but the high intensity in just a short amount of time.
General McIntosh Boulevard was closed off most of Tuesday morning due to flooding.
Bell says this is just one, of many areas, that will soon undergo a huge construction project to raise the road and eliminate flooding for good.
"We know that that is a very low spot in our community. We have a twenty million dollar project that is out for bid right now-- those bids are due back next week. It's a huge project that will elevate President Street near General McIntosh Boulevard. It will elevate the road nine feet."
That project is expected to begin this summer, as well as a 15-million dollar drainage upgrade at Habersham Village that will take years to complete.
If you have flooding in your area, Bell says residents can help by keeping their yard waste and trash out of the streets. Or, if it is an issue too large to handle yourself, call the city at 3-1-1 to schedule a work order.
