A $2M headache: Farrell Avenue collapse costly to repair

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http://bristolpress.com/articles/2011/09/01/news/doc4e5eea5d8485c383891074.txt


At the height of Sunday’s storm, a large portion of Farrell Avenue collapsed into a ravine, causing about 50 feet of the roadway to vanish down the hill.

City officials are still trying to figure out what happened and how to fix it, but they are already sure that repairing the damage will cost at least $2 million.

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When the pavement gave way Sunday, it left a gaping span crossed only by a 16-inch water pipe that somehow managed to hold. Blumenthal called it a miracle that the pipe held.

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Water department personnel managed to cut off the flow to the pipe after they became aware of the road collapse during Tropical Storm Irene, Longo said.

Now the department is spending about $250,000 to install a temporary pipe.
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money, money, money -- global warming is so much fun

[WhiteTara]

1. Would be if we could repair and update our

infrastructure.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

2. Bristol Palin has her own press room?

[aquart]

3. Farrell Avenue is where?

[davepc]

4. Bristol, CT