Ukuba ungumhlali wase-Indianapolis, mhlawumbi uvile izilumkiso malunga nokugebha kuMlambo oyi-White okanye udla intlanzi kuyo. Kwizizukulwana, umlambo ugcwele udoti kunye nokungcola, ukufumana ulwabiwo olubi. Kunyaka ngamnye, iSixeko sase-Indianapolis sithatha amanyathelo okucoca iibhanki kunye namanzi eMlambo oMhlophe. Kodwa iminyaka yokuxhatshazwa, ukuphuhliswa kunye nokunyuka kwemichiza kuye kwaba negalelo ekungcoliseni okukhulu kunye nokulahlekelwa kwezilwanyana zasendle.
Nangona kuya kuthatha iminyaka engama-dolophu kunye nemidla engenakunceda ukuhlambulula umlambo, kukho ukuphuculwa kwendlela yamanzi yokucoca i-Indy.
Apho uMlambo uhamba khona
UMlambo oMhlophe ugeleza kwiifoloki ezimbini kwiindawo ezininzi zaseMntla nase-Indiana e-Indiana, ukudala ummandla osemantla omkhulu oqulethwe ngokupheleleyo kwilizwe. Yifolo yeWest yomlambo eqala kwiRandolph County, eyenza indlela yayo eMuncie, Anderson, eNoblesville kwaye ekugqibeleni, e-Indianapolis. I-White River State Park itholakala kumanxweme eMlambo oMhlophe, oya kuwo unxweme elisemntla i-Indianapolis ngodonga oludumile. Ngoxa iindwendwe zivuya ukuhamba ngeendlela ezikulo mlambo okanye ukuthatha umkhonto omfutshane wokuhamba ngeenqwelo zokuhamba, ukukhangela kwamanzi angqambileyo kubonisa izinga eliphezulu lokungcola.
Indlela i-Indianapolis isebenza ngayo ukucoca amanzi
Yikholwa okanye akunjalo, uMlambo Omhlophe ubekho imeko ebi kakhulu kunamhlanje.
Ngokusebenzisana nemibutho eyahlukeneyo, Abahlobo boMlambo oMhlophe, i-Indianapolis sele isebenza ukuhlambulula umlambo iminyaka. Enye indlela esi sixeko esiyenzile ngayo ukusingatha iNgcaciso yoMlambo we-White River. Isiganeko senzeke kwiminyaka engama-23 edlulileyo. Unyaka ngamnye, amakhulu amavolontiya ahlambulukileyo kwiindawo ezikufutshane ne-Morris Street, iRaymond Street kunye ne-White River Parkway, ukususa i-debris njengamavili kunye nefenitshala elahliwe.
Kule minyaka, amavolontiya anesi siganeko asusile ngaphezu kweetoni ezili-1,5 zeetyitha ukusuka kumanxweme eMlambo oMhlophe.
Indlela uMlambo Omhlophe Othe Wenza Okubi
Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, indawo emalunga noMlambo omhlophe ibone ukwanda okukhulu kwintlalo, ukuthenga indawo kunye neepaki. Ukukhula okukhawulezileyo kwabangela ukulahlekelwa kwemimandla nemithi kunye nokwanda kwemvula. Ukukhula kwezezimboni kwabangela ukuba amakhemikhali agxile emlanjeni kwaye umgangatho wamanzi wawuncitshiswa. Izilwanyana zasendle zalahlekelwa yindawo yayo yokuhlala kunye nezolimo zintlaba.
Yintoni eyenza utshintsho
Nangona imibutho eyahlukeneyo iye yazama ukuhlambulula umlambo kwizizukulwana, kuthatha inhlekelele ukuba ithinte utshintsho. Ngo-1999, inani elikhulu leentlanzi labulawa ngenxa yokungcola kwi-Anderson nkampani, Guide Corp. Ukulahlekelwa kweso sihlwele esikhulu kubangele ukuthukuthela esidlangalaleni kwimeko kaMlambo. Urhulumente waqhekeka, ugxotha inkampani ibe yi-14.2 yezigidi zokuhlala. Ngenxa yeso siganeko, iminikelo evela kumaziko abucala kunye noluntu yaqala ukuza kunye nethemba lokubuyisela umlambo ukuya kozuko lwangaphambili.
Ukuxabiswa Okutsha kuMlambo oMhlophe kwiNgcaciso yayo
Nangona umlambo awukho mzini ukulahla, ukuphuhliswa nokugcinwa kweendlela ezisezantsi komlambo kuncede ukukhulisa ukuxabisa umlambo.
I-Monon Trail, mhlawumbi ithandwa kakhulu; ukukhwela abagijimi, abahambahambayo kunye nabahamba ngeebhayisiki ukusuka kwi-Indy. Umzila uhlinzekela ukuphepha kwimvelo ngaphakathi kwemida yedolophu. Ukuthandwa kweMonon, kunye nokuqhutyelwa kwayo kwendlela ebenqande abantu belahla ukungcola kwendlu kunye nenye ingcola ecaleni kweNxweme eMhlophe.
Indlela Ongayinceda ngayo
I-arhente karhulumente kunye neengeniso ezifana nooMhlobo woMlambo oMhlophe baqhubeka bezama ukuphucula iimeko ukuze ngelinye ilanga, abahlali base-Indy bazizwe bebhukuda ngokukhuselekileyo emlanjeni. Kwiminyaka embalwa edluleyo, ii-Indy Parks ziphantsi koxinzelelo lwezezimali kwaye ukucoca iinzame zithembele kakhulu kumavolontiya. Abo banomdla kufuneka baqhagamshelane nabahlobo boMlambo oMhlophe ngewebhusayithi yabo.