On Tuesday morning, Oct. 7, it rained in Homewood. As is often the case, the Dixie Highway viaduct quickly became the Dixie Highway lake and was closed to traffic.
The viaduct floods so easily because a portion of the drainage pipe north of the structure collapsed long ago, a problem that was identified in a 2004 report commissioned by the Illinois Department of Transportation, which has jurisdiction over the roadway.
After years languishing on the…
