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Article: Flood control work in Turtle Creek Valley pushed back a month

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The Army Corps of Engineers will likely delay the start of flood control work in the Turtle Creek Valley until mid-October, its spokesman said.

Allegheny County still needs two easements to work on creekside property, causing a slight delay that corps officials had anticipated. They had planned to award a contract by early August and start in September but said months ago that getting real estate easements is always a big obstacle and could delay the project.

For residents, danger still lingers, said Rebecca Bradley, manager of Wilkins, one of several towns along Thompson Run that had major damage during a June flood. Debris and sediment still linger in the creek, making it more vulnerable ...

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