I meant to post this maybe two weeks ago but I'm lazy. We had a mid day flash thunderstorm. I wasn't outside so I don't know how intense it was. I took a walk to South Keys as one does.. and saw this!
Unbelievable!
So for anyone who is familiar with the backside of the station or aren't. There is a parallel tunnel that is just a fenced off empty area. Some type of storage perhaps? It's purpose is unclear. I've often noticed there is standing water on the floor in there. All the way at the back too. Under the platforms basically. So there must be water coming in from the top right?
I thought maybe that area flooded and the water passed under the steel door that links the two tunnels. Not the case. The area in front of the door on the storage side was dry.
I have never seen water in the passageway tunnel before but clearly something is going on here.
There is a trough drain that spans the width of the tunnel as you transition to the outside. I noticed that the drain is actually raised relative to the concrete on the inside of the tunnel. It also looks like someone patched the area leading up to it. Like.. feather out a trowel for a smooth transition. Which of course leaves the interior of the tunnel lower.
So... Did the rain blow in sideways? perhaps. Did the water leak from the top? I can't tell.
But either way there are low spots on the floor and the drain is useless in this case. Really, really disappointing to see. The trough drain being high ESPECIALLY. wtf man.
Side note.. they were spreading topsoil and grass seed on the Juno bridge side of the path. They still need some type of retaining wall on the part closest to the tunnels and are just seeding the farther away part with a shallower grade.
They still need to replace the fence that goes over the culvert and concrete wall. Somebody def wacked it pretty good with a piece of equipment
Asphalt remains obviously. That would be the last thing to be done.
So it's nice to see them starting on that side but I would much rather see them doing the wall and fence rather than dicking around soil and seed. Presumably the same crew that was working on the other side so I suppose they just keep rolling on the same thing.
I wish I filmed a Youtube short. The pictures don't do justice. The puddles where also muddy asF too.