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Billings Water Canal Cracks and Slips About a Foot.

A section of the Billings Bench Water Association (BBWA) Canal between North 14th and 15th Streets, close to where it flows under the Rims, has slipped about a foot. Residents within a block area have been notified of the situation, according to County Emergency Services Coordinator, KC Williams.

Williams said that he was informed on Thursday by the BBWA that a crack had been noticed in the slope below the canal, which is a city park. The shift has caused the road below the canal to “heave,” according to the notice sent out by the City of Billings Public Works.  City and county officials were notified, and a geotechnical firm has been read more