Homewood Flooding: Pipe Collapse Causes Major Disruption

0:00Local headlines in two minutes or less, you're tuned in to Birmingham News today. Overnight storms hit homewood hard, causing major flooding around Rosedale Drive and 18th Street. The culprit was a collapse pipe that let water pool up right in the road. City crews jumped in quick and manually pumped out all the standing water. That's a far cry from the blocked off mess right after the storm, with cones everywhere. Homewood City Manager Kale Smith says the pipe issue means water just can drain properly right now. It trickles through slowly, but they've cleared it downstream for safety. Repair work is on the way, with costs estimated between $75,000 and $100,000. Officials plan to fix it within the next month. Drivers have options too, like turning left at the nearby BP gas station to loop around the block and reach 18th Street safely. Barricades and detours are in place to keep folks out of the water. The Daily News Now is presented by our sponsor. Sully Pillow is a pillow with built-in headphones, lay back, press play, and disappear into what you are listening to.

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