The road in Salt Lake City's Sugar House Park was closed to vehicles on Saturday evening after the park's pond overflowed.
Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation and Salt Lake City Public Utilities issued the closure around 7:30 p.m. Earlier in the day, they shared photos showing the pond’s water level breaching the edge of the pond.“Sugar House Park is working as intended for flood control. ... The water levels are growing: that’s on purpose because the park acts as a retention basin to protect people and property,” the parks department wrote in a tweet.
Officials also warned the public to avoid the water at the park and other areas that are experiencing high water levels due to spring runoff. Also, in Gunnison, the Utah Department of Corrections organized a volunteer effort by Central Utah Correctional Facility inmates to help fill sandbags.
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