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Quebec
Infrastructure Under Scrutiny: Trucks Banned from 135 Bridges and
Highways
The state of highway infrastructure is in such
poor shape that
Transport Quebec has banned double
tractor-trailers from about 135 highway bridges and overpasses until
inspectors finish tests to determine their safety. Read more
here.
Steam Pipe Explosion Kills One, Showers
New York with Asbestos
An 86 year old steam pipe explodes in downtown
Manhattan. The resulting plume of steam and debris rose
hundreds of feet in the air, causing panic in a city still
recovering from 9/11.
More
here,
here and here.
Questions or concerns about municipal infrastructure?
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Veso Sobot, P.Eng.
Director, Corporate Affairs
Ipex Inc.
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Water
Rescue Crews Called to Save Commuters in Massive Watermain Break
(photo courtesy WDIV Detroit)
It was a mid-day commute
gone horribly wrong for drivers of several vehicles through downtown
Detroit, Michigan. After a 48 inch watermain broke and flooded Interstate 96,
drivers waited on their
vehicle roofs for fire crews to rescue them. Read more
here.
Watch the video
here.
Newer Technologies Provide Answers to Infrastructure Issues
Broken, unsafe,
or filled with lead ... you wouldn't want to drink from those pipes, why should your
residents?
Click here to discover the solution.
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