STATION THIS IS WCCO 4 NEWS.
DISASTER MONEY COULD BE
NEEDED TO FIX A BUSY ROAD
COVERED BY HER ROCKSLIDE.
A BOULDER CRASHED DOWN TO THE
STREET IN ST. PAUL.
CREWS HAVE CAREFULLY REMOVE
DEBRIS BUT THE CITY AND COUNTY
JUST DECLARED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
ANGELA DAVIS EXPLAINS WHAT THAT
COULD MEAN FOR DRIVERS AND
HOMEOWNERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
Reporter: SAFETY CONTINUES
TO BE THE FIRST PRIORITY SO
THERE ARE BARRICADES THAT
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING TOO
CLOSE TO WHERE THOSE BOULDERS
TUMBLED DOWN THE BLUFF AND
CRASHED INTO THE STREET.
IT IS TEDIOUS WORK THAT
REQUIRES A TECHNICAL I AND
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
THAT IS WHY ENGINEERING EXPERTS
AND A CONSULTING FIRM ARE USING
A LEFT TO GET CLOSE TO THE
BLUFF. WE HAD A CHUNK OF THE
BLUFF SLIDE OFF INTO THE STREET
IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUTSIDE
CONTRACTORS TO TAKE AN IN-DEPTH
LOOK AT THE BLUFF TO FIND OUT
WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH.
Reporter: A FEW DAYS AFTER
THE ROCKSLIDE, THE MAYOR
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DID
AS WELL.
DECLARING A STATE OF
EMERGENCY ALLOWS THE CITY TO
ACCESS ADDITIONAL FUNDS SHOULD
WE NEEDED FOR ANY KIND OF
CLEANUP OR REMEDIATION EFFORTS.
Reporter: AT THE TOP OF THE
BLUFF ARE HOUSES.
SOME ARE RIGHT ON THE EDGE.
SOME OF THE HOMEOWNERS TOLD US
THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER
ROCKSLIDES HERE BUT NOT NEARLY
AS SEVERE.
ONE SHARED PHOTOS WITH US FROM
2017 THAT SHOW A FENCE THAT
APPEARS TO BE A TEMPORARY
REPAIR.
WEEKS LATER THAT SAME AREA
LOOKED LIKE THIS AFTER A
ROCKSLIDE.
WE LIVE ON A RIVER AND THIS
IS A NATURAL BLUFF.
THIS IS A NATURAL PROCESS, THIS
HAPPENS.
WE WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
AT WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH AND
MAKING SURE WE ARE TAKING THE
NEXT STEPS TO ENSURE PRIVATE
PROPERTY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
Reporter: THE CITY HAS NOT
SET A DATE FOR REOPENING THE
STREET.
IT IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.
THEY ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE AREA.
