Swift water rescues, flooding and road closures are expected during monsoon. Pima County Flood Control is working to eliminate some concerns.
TUCSON, Ariz. — From road closures to swift water rescues, residents of Pima County know the inconveniences of monsoon all too well.The Finger Rock Wash Improvement Project is underway in an effort to help drain the flood waters. This project, led by the Pima County Regional Flood Control District, is just one of the ways the county is maintaining the washes.
Before the project, the area acted as a dam, putting homes that are downstream at risk. That project is expected to by completed by June 2023. "So actually raising the elevation of some of the banks have the washes containing it," said Cuffari.
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