City of New Braunfels, T exas Road Closures Application The City of New Braunfels, TX is uniquely situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Guadalupe, and Comal, presenting a major flooding threat to the city and its citizens when substantial rainfall occurs. In addition to preparing and mitigating residential loss, the city must identify low-water crossings to inform and protect the public when the rivers reach critical height. T o eliminate deaths resulting from vehicles being swept away by flood waters, they needed a technology to communicate to the public in a timely and efficient manner about dangerous areas to avoid. With an enterprise GIS already in place, GISinc worked with the city’s GIS team to deploy Esri’s ArcGIS Road Closures Application, which enabled them to u

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