Мэр города Вайнер в Арканзасе сам прочистил засорившийся коллектор после многолетних безуспешных обращений к Union Pacific

Weiner clears drainage pipe under railroad After years of asking Union Pacific, the town takes matters into their own hands WEINER, Ark. (KAIT) - One Arkansas town spent years asking Union Pacific to clear a clogged steel culvert near its town. But when heavy rains flooded the town with nine inches of water, the mayor of Weiner decided to fix it himself. “We got to protect our citizens,” Mayor Jeremy Kimble said. “If a pipe is causing flooding and we can help it, we’re going to help it.” Kimble said he frequently reached out to his contact at Union Pacific since he took the job as mayor four years ago. He says nothing has changed. “He was going to get someone to come look at it,” Kimble said. “Four years later, we still have the same problem.” He said the problem is how the pipe is built. “It’s a steel culvert and they have a crosstie running right in the middle of it, up and down for support, I assume,” Kimble said. “Anything big that goes through there just hits that cross tie and stops.” This is not the first time Weiner has unclogged the pipe. Kimble said they have cleared the pipe four or five times since he was elected mayor. “We’re going to just try to stay on it until they come assess it and replace it, hopefully with a pipe that won’t cause flooding,” Kimble said. To report a typo or correction, please click here. Copyright 2026 KAIT. All rights reserved.