Drivers on Wilbur Avenue near Oaklawn Avenue still face flooding. Officials said drainage dating to the 1930s means relief will be partial, a second pipe awaits a state grant, and the warning sensor has been repaired.
Cranston, R.I. — Flooding at the dip on Wilbur Avenue fed by Oaklawn Avenue will be reduced but not eliminated, a Cranston city administration director told the Public Works Committee at Wednesday night’s meeting, and a key part of the state’s plan depends on grant money that has not yet arrived, according to the Cranston Public Works Committee and Ordinance Committee’s published meeting recording.
The update followed an Oct. 27 public forum hosted by state transportation officials. Councilman Frank J. Ritz Jr. placed the item on the agenda to hear next steps. The committee took no vote on the matter.
Drainage from the 1930s
Anthony Moretti, a city administration director, said the city has been discussing the problem with state transportation officials for about three or four years. The summary from the forum, he said, is that “this problem won’t be eliminated; it’ll be mitigated.”…