Summary

Rural towns have been left out of the mainstream by the interstates as far as commerce is concerned ... but when flooded rain water closed I-70 in Ohio Monday, one rural are had heavy traffic and customers ... but no electricity!

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 10673
Story Slug FLOOD DETOUR (07/29/1997)
Location FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO
Format PACKAGE
Date 7/29/1997
Archive Time 2:21
TRT 1:17
Supers Thurston, Ohio Fairfield County, Ohio Tom Lindsay Detoured Motorist Bob Singleton Reporting Connie Conaway Fast Max Employee
Video Description TRAFFIC JAM OF SEMI TRUCKS ON FREEWAY, SLOW MOVING SEMI TRUCKS, SEMI TRUCKS DRIVING PAST KIDS ON SMALL TOWN ROAD, KIDS HOLDING SIGNS, SOT
Description Rural towns have been left out of the mainstream by the interstates as far as commerce is concerned ... but when flooded rain water closed I-70 in Ohio Monday, one rural are had heavy traffic and customers ... but no electricity!
Script Weekend rains closed a portion of Intertate 70, east of Columbus, Ohio on Monday. That forced traffic to detour into rural areas. You would think some small businesses would be able to take advantage of all that ... but as Bob Singleton reports, the flood created problems there, too! (TAKE PACKAGE - 01:17) (no transcript available) (OUT: "...customers will be gone.") (ANCHOR TAG) The flooded interstate re-opened just before midnight last night ... and the power was to be restored today.
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