TUNNEL SYSTEM TO PREVENT FLOODING vs

FLOODING WORRIES ARE BEING CALMED BY A NEW UNDERGROUND TUNNEL BEING BUILT IN SAN JOSE. DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS USED TO WORRY ABOUT FLOODING FROM THE NEARBY GUADALUPE RIVER, BUT A NEW FLOOD PREVENTION SYSTEM IS GIVING THEM SOME PEACE OF MIND. THE TUNNEL IS 60-FEET IN DIAMETER AND IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER EVERY MINUTE. EVEN THOUGH THE NEW TUNNEL IS STILL BEING BUILT, OFFICIALS SAY AT THIS POINT IT IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR USE IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY. SAN JOSE RAINFALL IS ALREADY ABOUT 33 PERCENT ABOVE NORMAL.