One business claims the recent construction of the Brightline railroad has made their situation worse. Steve Scott’s rooftop business, Advance Roof Technology, is right next to the new Brightline rail track running through Melbourne. In the 10 years he has worked, his lot has flooded this location. “This problem used to happen during hurricanes. Now we have this problem every afternoon when there are thunderstorms. But it was worse last Saturday,” Scott said. He said the problem was with the retaining wall and installing the Brightline track. A smaller drain was installed. At the peak on Saturday, the water in the compound was knee-high. The traffic was so great that a dumpster washed down from a business on the street. “In the early stages of construction, it raised concerns about changes in water flow,” he said in a conversation with Brightline. “In the past six months, they have completely failed to tell us what happened. Brightline released a statement from WESH 2 News about the recent floods, referring to Mayor Paul Alfrey of Melbourne: “We are investigating the concerns raised by Mayor Alfrey and have staff on site to assess the situation.” The mayor told WESH that he Hopefully Brightline can correct the flooding in the area. ecly affects residents and businesses in the area. Scott said there was an engineer on track yesterday. He hopes the recent attention will elicit a response. “If I’m still calling and trying and emailing, I don’t think they’re going to do anything,” Scott said.
One business claims the recent construction of the Brightline railroad has made their situation worse.
Steve Scott’s roofing business Advance Roof Technology is next to the new Brightline rail track running through Melbourne.
In the 10 years he’s been here, his turf has been flooded.
“It’s an issue that’s happened during hurricanes. Now every time there’s a thunderstorm in the afternoon, we’ve got that issue. But it was worse last Saturday,” Scott said.
The problem, he said, was the retaining walls and smaller drains that were installed when the Brightline track was installed.
At the peak on Saturday, the water in the compound was knee-deep. The current was so strong that a dumpster washed down from a business on the street.
He spoke to Brightline early in construction and raised concerns about changes in water flow.
“In the past six months, they have completely failed to tell us what happened,” he said.
Brightline released a statement to WESH 2 News about the recent floods, referring to Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey: “We are investigating the concerns raised by Mayor Alfrey and have staff on-site to assess the situation.”
In response, the mayor told WESH he hoped Brightline would correct the flooding conditions that directly affected residents and businesses in the area.
Scott said an engineer was on the track yesterday. He hopes the recent attention will elicit a response.
“If I’m still calling and trying and emailing, I don’t think they’re going to do anything,” Scott said.