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Downtown, Chinatown spring leaks
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/downtown-chinatown-spring-leaks

#Boston #glubglub #WaterMains

Downtown, Chinatown spring leaks

The Boston Water and Sewer Commission reports water flowing down streets this afternoon due to burst water mains at School and Province streets downtown and at Washington Street where it separates Kneeland from Stuart in Chinatown. 

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CBC CalgaryMar 9
Price tag pegged at $49B for Calgary’s capital infrastructure needs over next decade
Ten billion dollars for transit. Nearly $9 billion to fix crumbling roads and pathways. It all adds up to a very costly decade ahead for Calgary, with $49 billion needed to replace or maintain roads, bridges, rail lines and water mains, according to a new city report.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-infrastructure-spending-49-billion-9.7119807?cmp=rss
King County Metro (bot)Jan 21
Water main work wraps up on RapidRide J Line project
https://kingcountymetro.blog/2026/01/21/water-main-work-wraps-pp-on-rapidride-j-line-project/
#KingCountyMetro #SeattleDepartmentofTransportation #RapidRideConstruction #UniversityDistrict #RapidRideJLine #Watermains #Projects
Water main work wraps up on RapidRide J Line project

Cross posted from the SDOT Blog Building infrastructure is vital in the creation of the RapidRide system that will stretch from downtown Seattle to the University District. The RapidRide J line is …

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Bill MinarikJul 18, 2025

Kate at MtlCityWeblog @mtlweblog posts:
https://mtlcityweblog.com/2025/07/17/street-trees-are-drinking-from-leaky-water-mains/
a New Scientist article:
https://archive.ph/5gJNi about André Poirier's Goldschmidt abstract:
Montreal street trees get more water than park trees due to leaking water mains under them. This can be traced due to the isotopically distinct lead found in the old lead pipes of the mains.

Two wrongs make right healthy trees explained.

#Montreal #UQAM #Goldschmidt2025 #UrbanTrees #IsotopeGeochemistry #Lead #WaterMains

Street trees are drinking from leaky water mains | Montreal City Weblog

Universal HubOct 19, 2024

Thar she blows, again: For second time in a month, major neighborhood road flooded at rush hour, this time in Jamaica Plain
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/thar-she-blows-again-second-time-month-major

#Boston #BWSC #CentreStreet #flooding #WaterMains #NationalGrid

Thar she blows, again: For second time in a month, major neighborhood road flooded at rush hour, this time in Jamaica Plain

Centre Street at Allandale Street in front of the main entrance to Faulkner Hospital was shut and large parts of Jamaica Plain lost water after a Boston Water and Sewer Commision main burst around 5 p.m. Read more.

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BlueNewsJul 29, 2024
American Water Works Association @awwa
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