The rains are approaching again in Jalisco with the arrival of hurricane season this coming May 15th. As the people of Guadalajara know, specific areas of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area are becoming at-risk due to flooding.
In response, the Department of Geography at the University of Guadalajara and the Jalisco State Civil Protection and Fire Department have used a Geo-Risk Map to identify the areas with a high risk of flooding, most of which are tunnels and overpasses.
Flooding in Guadalajara: What are the areas at greatest risk in the Metropolitan Area?
According to the Geo-Risk Map, the avenues with the highest risk of flooding are Mariano Otero Avenue, near the Ciudad del Sol neighborhood, Balcones de Oblatos, Gobernador L. Curiel, and Guadalajara’s Historic Center.
Additionally, locations such as Miramar, the Old Tesistán Road, and Aviación Avenue were also identified as having a high risk of flooding.
Flooding in Jalisco: Tunnels and avenues most at risk of flooding in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
Finally, 23 tunnels and overpasses in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area are considered high risk due to the fact that water levels can reach heights of up to six meters during the rainy season.
Public Servant and Periférico Sur
ITESO Overpass
López Mateos and Patria
Vallarta Avenue, West Axis in Rinconada del Bosque, Zapopan
Patria and Ávila Camacho
Federalismo and Francisco Villa (tunnel under the Light Rail)
Juan Gil Preciado Avenue and Valle Imperial
Carrer a Nogales (near Rancho Contento)
Colón Roundabout
Mariano Otero and Periférico Sur
López Mateos Avenue Overpass at San Agustín
Vallarta Avenue and Rafael Sanzio Avenue
López Mateos and Las Rosas
Jardines del Country (Enrique Díaz de León Extension)
Niños Héroes Avenue and Inglaterra Avenue
Roble and Washington
Federalismo Avenue and Agustín Yáñez Avenue
8 de Julio Avenue and Washington
Patria Avenue and Américas Avenue
López Mateos and Las Águilas
Overpass at the level of the Millennium Arches
Hidalgo and Alcalde
Patria and Aqueduct
Source: aztecajalisco
