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Sturge
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Posted on Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 1:29 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I guess it's becoming the norm now to find I-96 flooded because of water main breaks. Didn't this just happen last year?

http://www.freep.com/article/2 0090308/NEWS02/903080382/1004/ NEWS/Stretch%20of%20Schoolcraf t%20closed%20for%20a%20few%20d ays%20after%20water%20main%20b reak?GID=imnZcyssfostne4BIvAQT iaMmbCUuLP/6JkwKLvVFc8%3D
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Dannyv
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Posted on Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 1:35 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I believe this is the third water main break on the service drive around Inkster Road in recent years.
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Wazootyman
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Posted on Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 1:42 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ironic that it came days after this article was published:

http://freep.com/article/20090 302/NEWS05/903020344/+Water+ma ins+are+a+ticking+time+bomb+

You will actually notice there are multiple areas along I-96 (particular in Livonia, that I've noticed) where the ground and shoulder pavement is perpetually wet. The catastrophic failures are one thing - but one can only imagine how many "small" leaks there are.

I really think that span may be in dire need of replacement. Maybe some of the stimulus money can and will be used to do so.

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