Nashville unveils $100 million flood protection system
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has announced a $100 million flood protection plan for Music City that includes a 2,100-foot-long flood wall located on the city’s downtown riverfront. Dean said Wednesday that he viewed the flood protection system as “an insurance policy.” He said the city would pay a premium to reduce the risk of catastrophic flooding in the heart of Nashville.
The plan calls for 900 feet of permanent wall located inside West Riverfront Park and 1,200 feet of removal flood wall. Ten people would be able to assemble the temporary wall in eight hours. Other components would prevent the Cumberland River from flooding downtown.
Nashville’s historic 2010 flood killed 10 people in Music City and caused $2 billion worth of damage in Davidson County.
