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BY SARAH BRAGER & MELISSA ENAJE
Harris County advances countywide road ood warning system Harris County roadways are one step closer to seeing a new countywide road ood warning system to detect roadway ooding in real time and alert drivers. Explained A motion to advance negotiations with local engineering rm J.M. Torres and Associates LLC passed unanimously at the Jan. 29 Harris County Commissioners Court meeting. The Houston- based rm creates real-time ood intelligence alert systems and data collectors, according to the business’s website. “The project will install seven emergency ood warning measures across the four precincts,” Harris County Precinct 2 media specialist Alonzo Guadarrama said in an email. “These systems will
Erica Lee Carter new county administrator Former U.S. Rep. Erica Lee Carter will begin serving as the new Harris County administrator starting March 9. The details Carter will lead the Oce of County Administration, or OCA, which oversees the day-to-day operations of the county. “I know that I must maintain your trust, condence and respect to execute the vision and directives of the Commissioners Court.”
Cypress-Fairbanks area ooding risks Moderate Severe Minor Major
Residential Commercial
Roads
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77064
77065
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SOURCES: FIRST STREET, HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT COMMUNITY IMPACT
be able to detect roadway ooding in real time and alert drivers, improving safety and helping reduce the risk of ood-related accidents.” At least 812,294 properties in Harris County, or nearly 58% of all properties, have a risk of ooding over the next 30 years, according to data compiled from nonprot First Street.
ERICA LEE CARTER, HARRIS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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