Flood Protection Information

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Flood Protection Information

When the City is experiencing heavy rains and localized flooding, we recommend that you take the following precautions:

Do not drive through standing water; it may be deeper than it looks.
Drive slowly through ponding water, so waves do not cause damage to other vehicles or nearby homes.
Do not remove manhole covers to release flood waters; this backs up the sewer system.
If flooding occurs, the City will barricade affected streets and will monitor and strictly enforce all street closures.
Please remember, when traffic lights are out in an intersection, it becomes a 4-way stop, and you must yield to the person on your right before proceeding.

Citizens are advised to report any structural flooding to the City's Call Center at 311 or after hours to 351-3434.

During heavy rain, the City recommends that the following streets be avoided:

Fairmont-Hanover-Hodgson
Victory and Ogeechee
Goebel Ave. at President
President St. from Gen. McIntosh to Pennsylvania Ave.
Gwinnett and Skidaway
Gwinnett at City Lot
Whitaker and 33rd
Abercorn from DeRenne to Victory
Habersham from DeRenne to Victory
Paulsen from DeRenne to Victory
Reynolds from DeRenne to Victory
Harmon from DeRenne to Victory
Bay Street, East of Fell/Brittany
Fell/Baker/Jenks from Bay St. to Augusta Ave.
Henry from Cedar St. to Waters Ave.
Atlantic at Maupas Ave.

Alternate routes during heavy rains:

From Downtown to Midtown: MLK Jr. Blvd., 37th St., Bull & White Bluff, DeRenne Ave., Abercorn Extension
From Downtown to Westside: I-516/Lynes Parkway
From Downtown to Southside: MLK Jr. Blvd, I-16, I-516/Lynes Pkwy, Southwest Bypass/Veterans Pkwy, GA 204/Abercorn Extension.
From Downtown to Islands: Bay St., East Broad, Wheaton, Ash St., Anderson St., Truman Parkway, Victory Dr., US 80 East.

To learn more about protecting your property and preparing for a flood, download these PDF documents and visit the helpful resources in Related Links.