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Originally Posted by curves2000
Obviously this is a very serious situation for a major piece of critical infrastructure but it's also becoming apparent that the city may not have the technical expertise, manpower and more to handle something as significant as this in a timely fashion. We will probably be 2-3 weeks out from this occurring before it's all said and done. If this had happened in a less accessible area, underneath a major building for example the Safeway next door etc it would be way worse. If this all happened in the winter during an extreme cold snap, the city and local areas are beyond screwed. We would probably be out of water.
Hopefully lessons are learned by this that can be applied to water mains and other mission critical projects. Years ago when I was in California as a child, I bought a souvenir from the 1994 Earthquake that destroyed the busiest freeway in America I believe (I 10) The city, state and contractors moved heaven and earth and cut an insane amount of red tape to deliver this project in beyond record time.
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As someone with a lot of experience working with underground utilities I'd say they're actually doing pretty well.
What experience do you have in this area to suggest otherwise?