Cheektowaga neighborhood to get help fixing flooding problem

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga neighborhood is finally getting some help to fix a flooding problem that has cost many of them thousands of dollars in damages over the years.
When the Kensington Expressway was built years ago, it cut through a lot of neighborhoods — on a raised roadbed, as much as 20 feet high. So when it rains, the runoff goes into ditches and culverts, but when it is a downpour, those culverts can be overwhelmed.
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