The intersection of Savona and California Boulevards are no strangers to severe flooding.
Some local businesses, like Estella’s Pizzeria, are just yards away from the flood prone areas and employees told WPTV’s Tyler Hatfield it’s hurting their business.
Store manager Nicole Erickson said after a heavy rainfall, the intersection becomes a waterway.
“I saw somebody kayaking down the road,” said Erickson. “You would have thought they were on the river or something.”
For Erickson, it’s becoming frustrating.
“This is killing our business,” she said. “This is the first year that I’ve seen it this bad.”
Erickson told WPTV the severe flooding makes deliveries almost impossible. Employees and customers are also stranded at times.
“People were here till after nine o’clock at night, after we closed, waiting for the water to recede,” she said. “Or finding an alternate route home, or taking rides with other people, because they had to leave their cars until the next day.”
Erickson said take-out meals are sometimes left untaken.