Response and Recovery ... P t i i H i M h d. Bill Drunsic. STATE OF TN PHOTOGRAPHERS. Patricia Harris-Morehead. Rob McEl
Nashville Flood 2010 Nashville Flood 2010 Sunday, May 2 – Thursday, May 20 Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority & h ll l h & Regional Transportation Authority
MTA Offices
Cumberland River floods MTA property on Nestor Street
MTA Garage and Administrative Offices
Floodwaters rising at MTA
Water line
Floodwaters rising in employee parking lot
Cumberland River
Floodwaters rising at rear MTA employee parking lot
After the storm at Riverfront Station on Monday
Riverfront Station
Music City Star train tracks at Lebanon Square
Surveying the Property Surveying the Property MTA Facility on Nestor Street and Riverfront Station Riverfront Station
MTA Garage
MTA Dispatch
Water line
MTA Drivers’ Hall
Water line
MTA Reception Area
Water line Water line
MTA first floor offices
Flooded employee vehicles
Water line
Inside of a flooded MTA bus
Floodwaters recede at entrance to MTA
Floodwaters recede from Riverfront Station
Service Suspended Service Suspended Sunday, May 2
Parked MTA buses at Music City Central on Monday, May 3
Music City Central on lockdown Monday, May 3
Response and Recovery Response and Recovery
Emergency Board Meeting held at Music City Central
MTA Board and Senior Staff members discuss strategy
Music City Star track repair underway in Lebanon, TN
Maintenance and Operations moved to Metro Schools lot
Operators, Dispatch and buses were moved to the fairgrounds
Buses and vans from other transit agencies were loaned to MTA
Buses and vans from other transit agencies were loaned to MTA
Mid‐Cumberland Transit supplied MTA with employee shuttles
Service Resumes Service Resumes Thursday, May 6
Supervisors and Operators prepare to resume service at 4 a.m.
AccessRide vans depart as service resumes
Passengers exit a bus at Music City Central on Thursday
Passengers line up for buses
Passengers board route 15 Murfreesboro Road
Cleaning and Salvage Cleaning and Salvage MTA property on Nestor Street
Maintenance crew salvages tools and supplies from flooded bus garage
Cleaning crew begins restoration of bus garage
Bus garage cleaning progresses and a few maintenance bays are being used
The cleaning crew works on the MTA garage to prepare for implementation of full weekday service
The cleaning crew works on the mechanic’s tools and tires to prepare for implementation of full weekday service
Employees gather important files from Nestor Street administrative offices
MTA reception entrance and administrative offices hallway were gutted
Senior Staff members view progress on Nestor Street property
Meetings with Staff Meetings with Staff at temporary offices and facilities
MTA CEO answers Operator questions
MTA CEO and COO answer Customer Care staff concerns
Maintenance and bus parts, fueling, fare boxes and other bus equipment are issues to deal with before full weekday service can be implemented
MTA CEO Paul Ballard and COO Bob Baulsir survey the MTA property on Nestor Street
Full Weekday Service Resumes Full Weekday Service Resumes
Monday, May 24
Photographs Photographs provided by: MUSIC CITY STAR CONTRACTORS Terry Bebout Bill D Bill Drunsic i STATE OF TN PHOTOGRAPHERS STATE OF TN PHOTOGRAPHERS Andrew McMurtrie Theresa Montgomery g y METRO PHOTOGRAPHER Gary Layda
TRANSIT EMPLOYEES Bruce Buck D Dawn Distler Di l Steven Fields P ti i H i M h d Patricia Harris‐Morehead Rob McElhaney D’Nese D Nese Nicolosi Earl Rhodes Amber Thompson Amber Thompson Marilyn Yokley
