That might have added to it but it said that they intentionally raised the roadway to help it act as a dam. Even if it was the dividers and no intent, did the state “take” his property without compensation? I think that it is interesting that a local landowner fought his case all the way to the US Supreme Court and won in a unanimous decision. So while he has not won his case yet, he won the right to have his day in court and possibly heard by a jury.     

Barrier

and I thought it was the concrete dividers used for construction lanes that caused the water to be dammed. I guess I missed something. 

Yeah I remember the pictures of the water piled up on the north side of the highway, it was bad.

That’s a president? How embarrassing.