Written by Jeff Gayduk Combating inaccurate reporting surrounding the recent Napa Flood control project, the Napa Valley Wine Train is attempting to set the record straight regarding the stimulus money spent on this project. * The Napa Valley Wine Train did not receive $54 million of stimulus money from the Federal Government. The $54 million in question went to the Army Corps of Engineers to help complete Napa's decades long flood control project. * As part of the project, several bridges have been raised to prevent debris from getting stuck underneath the bridge and blocking the river when water levels are high. The project calls for a railroad bridge, owned by the Wine Train, to be raised as well. * Because the government decided that the bridge needed altering, not the Wine Train, the government became responsible for its construction. The Wine Train is happy with the existing bridge and would prefer if construction were not necessary. * The Army Corps conducted a hydrology study that showed that when the tracks are raised 5 feet next to the station and prior to the bypass channel being completed the Wine Train station would have an increased risk of flooding. In the past the flood water would just run over the top of the tracks. With the interim condition the water can back up to flood the station. The Army Corps was required by law to build a temporary flood wall to protect the Wine Train station.
What was the inaccurate reporting? I'd guess either someone opposed to the train, trying to cause them PR harm, or someone whining about the stimulus money without doing any research? :tb-wacky: Boxcab E50
From what I understand, there was some people who thought the train got the money and they didn't deserve it.
