{"id":15712,"date":"2019-12-10T16:28:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T21:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=15712"},"modified":"2019-12-10T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T21:28:40","slug":"study-new-parkway-interchange-had-minimal-effect-in-2018-greenbriar-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2019\/12\/study-new-parkway-interchange-had-minimal-effect-in-2018-greenbriar-flood\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: New Parkway Interchange Had ‘Minimal’ Effect in 2018 Greenbriar Flood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flooding in Greenbriar I, Aug. 13, 2018, captured by a Brick police drone. (Credit: Brick Twp. Police)<\/p><\/div>\n

A study commissioned following a catastrophic flooding event in Brick Township\u2019s Greenbriar community has determined that the new Garden State Parkway interchange 91 had \u201cminimal\u201d effects on the outcome.<\/p>\n

Ocean County, which designed the new interchange and improvement along Burrsville Road, paid for the study, performed by French & Parrello Associates. It was recently completed and forwarded to the county engineer\u2019s office as well as Brick officials. Greenbriar, an age-restricted community off Burnt Tavern Road, backs up to Burrsville Road, which in turn borders the Parkway\u2019s northbound lanes. Dozens of homes in the community were flooded in the freak Aug. 13, 2018 storm, which dumped nearly 8-inches of rain on the township in a matter of two hours.<\/p>\n

Among the study\u2019s findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n