After Flooding, M.T.A. Plans Subway Fixes
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Proposals include new ways to keep water out of stations, like raising ventilation grates and building special steps.
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London tube firm Metronet calls in the administrators after suffering serious financial problems.
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Crews put a temporary patch Sunday on a railroad car that had been leaking toxic chlorine gas since a train wreck last week, while investigators looked into why a switching mechanism had been set to lead the train into railcars parked on a side track.
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NEW YORK - The remnants of Hurricane Ivan sloshed into New York City and environs on Saturday, shutting down large patches of the subway system, closing some highway ramps in New Jersey and threatening to flood rivers as far north as Sullivan County, NY
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By Rowena Coetsee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 20--Work on city streets that were wearing out abnormally fast because they contained a defective building material is expected to be finished by this time next year.
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By Roselee Papandrea, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Jan. 31--When the Jacksonville City Council decided earlier this month to fix Dewitt Street, City Manager Kristoff Bauer told the group that Elizabeth Lake's water levels would remain the same.   He was mistaken.
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The chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Tuesday he would be willing to jettison expansion projects to keep the existing system running.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 20--GULFPORT -- Workers will be repairing water lines along Washington Avenue next week, causing a boil water notice to be in effect then.   The outage is scheduled for Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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As New York celebrates the subway's centennial, graffiti has not only been erased from cars, it has also been buffed from the official record.
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Billions of pounds have been splashed on repairing worn underground pipes since the privatisation of Britain&#039;s water industry in 1989, but network operators are still struggling to plug the leaks.
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Boston -- Leaks in the Big Dig highway tunnel system are more widespread than officials have acknowledged, and top construction managers warned as far back as six years ago about problems that could cause waterproofing failures, records show.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 26--GULFPORT -- Mississippi Department of Transportation crews will be making repairs in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 at the U.S. 49 interchange Tuesday night.   The work is expected to begin at 9 p.m.
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Tube maintenance company Metronet faces the threat of administration unless a rescue plan can be found.
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Flooding causes cancellation of train services and problems on the roads
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Up to 8 inches of rain flooded streets and basements around the city, tying up traffic.
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Flooding chaos which forced the closure of key rail and road routes in northern England is set to ease.
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 13--Plagued by chronic flooding of streets, the developer of a large subdivision in Hazel Dell has given up on a plan to allow rainwater to seep into the ground.