Gowanus’ flash flooding problem may be a thing of the past
City officials recently announced the completion of a $27 million sewer expansion plan along Ninth Street and Second Avenue that will reduce flooding on Gowanus’ low-lying streets, as well as limit the amount of pollution entering the neighborhood’s canal.
The sewer upgrade complements a larger $53 million storm sewer project that the Department of Environmental Protection is conducting that will create nearly three miles of high level storm sewers along Third Avenue.
Originally anticipated to be finished by next summer, the project’s completion comes as welcome news for Gowanus residents all too familiar with their streets turning into raging rivers during routine rainstorms.