Cincinnati now says a failure of the railroad arms kept the Duck Creek floodgate from closing on July 17.
The Cincinnati Exchange reported the crossing-arm problem on July 22, five days after the storm.
The city's finding on the Duck Creek railroad arms appears in a presentation the administration gave a council committee Tuesday. Page…
A source says the floodgate's warning arms were intentionally restrained after years without preventive maintenance.
Photographs obtained by The Cincinnati Exchange show the crossing arms physically chained in the raised position.
Whether that chain prevented the flood wall from deploying remains under investigation. The Duck Creek floodgate is a key component of…


