Too Many Sinkholes, Water Main and Gas Main Breaks

December 13th, 2011

Lately, there have been so many water main breaks, gas main breaks, and sinkholes reported nearly everywhere across the U.S. nation that I can't even attempt to keep up blogging on those which I hear about. So the matter is simple:

REBUILD THE NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS OR IT APPEARS THE TIME IS AT HAND TO SERIOUSLY CHALLENGE THE ELEVENTH AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD THEN MAKE THE GOVERNMENTS ACROSS OUR LAND LIABLE FOR THEIR DYSFUNCTIONAL PARADIGMS.

Adam Trotter, P.E. / AVT


Large sinkhole forms on busy NH street
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20111212large_sinkhole_forms_on_busy_nh_street/srvc=home&position=recent

Water Main and Gas Main Breaks Continue…

June 9th, 2011



While significant amounts of work appears to be underway on many of the nation’s roadways, the gas main and water main systems seem to be in the same poor and antiquated conditions as always. During my limited travels, I have encountered water main breaks in Cambridge and Medford [among other breaks in] Massachusetts, Brighton New York, and a gas main break somewhere around the Fort Lee New Jersey area.

There are continually so many water main and gas main breaks in our nation that it is becoming difficult to locate the specific story information when searching for any given break – as there are so many reported breaks throughout the nation. Infrastructure failures such as these are becoming so common place that the news media sources are starting to not report on these matters. Don’t let anyone fool you, these types of catastrophic infrastructure failures can be dangerous in addition to being costly and inconvenient.


Rebuild nation’s infrastructure!!

Adam Trotter, P.E. / AVT




Crews battle water main break in Cambridge
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/boston/12004493543516/crews-battle-water-main-break-in-cambridge/



Water main break repaired in Cambridge
http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/water-main-break-repaired-in-cambridge-25-apx-20110605




Massive water main break closes West Medford Square
http://www.wickedlocal.com/northofboston/features/x1595585542/Massive-water-main-break-closes-West-Medford-Square



Brighton residents clean up after broken water main break
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S2124559.shtml?cat=566


Old Bridge street reopens following gas main break
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/old_bridge_street_reopens_foll.html


Garden State Parkway entrance ramp in Old Bridge remains closed following gas main break
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/gas_main_break_closes_garden_s.html