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USIBWC MERCEDES VEHICULAR GATE TRAFFIC PROJECT
Lori KuczmanskiPublic Affairs Officer Lower Rio Grande Citizens Forum, Aug. 9, 2017
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Traffic Gate Installation Phases
(Peñitas to Alamo Road)
(Donna Rd. to End of North Floodway)
(Alamo Rd. to Donna Rd.)
(Arroyo Colorado Floodway)
(River Levee – Hidalgo to Brownsville)
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The Need For Traffic Gates
Unauthorized Traffic Using The Levee Roadway To Carry Out Illegal Activities
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Typical Traffic Gate W/ Signs in English & Spanish
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Unauthorized Entry On the Levee
Unauthorized Traffic Using The Levee Slope To Bypass The Traffic Gate
ILLEGAL USE OF LEVEE SLOPE TO BYPASS TRAFFIC GATE
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Objective: Stop Unauthorized Traffic
Unauthorized Traffic Using The Levee Slope As A Ramp To Access The Levee Roadway
ILLEGAL USE OF LEVEE SLOPE AS A RAMP
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THE USIBWC HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENT FROM LEVEE TO LEVEE
UNAUTHORIZED TRAFFIC (ATV’S) USING THE IBWC FLOODPLAIN AND LEVEES FOR RECREATION
GROUP OF ATV’S IN THE FLOODWAY SOUTH OF WESLACO
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ILLEGAL DUMPING INSIDE THE FLOODPLAIN
OLD TIRES ARE DUMPED ON THE FLOODPLAIN
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TRASH & DEBRIS WILL IMPEDE THE FLOW OF WATER IN THE FLOODPLAIN
ILLEGAL DUMPING INSIDE THE FLOODPLAIN
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DEAD LIVESTOCK
ILLEGAL DUMPING IN THE FLOODPLAIN
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ILLEGAL ACTIVITY
PEOPLE USING GATEWELL STRUCTURES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
SMUGGLER INSIDE OF GATEWELL STRUCTURE DUFFEL BAG WITH MARIJUANA FOUND INSIDE FLOODWAY
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DAMAGE TO GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
DAMAGE TO GATEWELL AND TRAFFIC GATE
DAMAGE TO GATEWELL STRUCTURE HAS DAMAGED CONCRETE AND EXPOSED REBAR
TRAFFIC GATE WAS RAMMED BY VEHICLE