Today in infrastructure: Water main fails in downtown Reno; sinkhole swallows truck

[Newsjock]

Source: Reno Gazette-Journal

Fire crews and the Truckee Meadows Water Authority are on scene of a broken water main on Fifth and Virginia streets that caused a pickup to fall into a sink hole. Authorities said the water supply will likely be cut. Water is continuing to gush out the sink hole. No injuries were reported. The media is awaiting a briefing.

... A pickup truck is reported in a sinkhole in downtown Reno on Virginia Street between Fifth and Sixth streets with a larger gusher of water reported as the result of a water-main break.

No injuries are reported, and two people in the pickup are reported to be OK, according to initial reports from the scene.

Read more: http://www.rgj.com/article/20100910/NEWS/100910038

[FirstLight]

1. ooooh boy

I think we should *all* take a look at local news stories like this, they have definitely become more common, huh?

anyone wanna do the tally?

[napi21]

3. I dont want to do the tally...way too much work! Incidents like this are

and have been happening all over the country. Remember the under street water main explosions in NTC, Atlanta has had MANY collapses under our streets and sink holes appeared. I know at least one of them in fact Did swallow a truck!I've heard of this nonsense happening all across the country & it's one of the reasons I was so happy that Obama mentioned investing in our infrastruction repair.

I seriously doubt that our eager-beaver congress could possibly get a bill like that written let alone passed before January!

[Systematic Chaos]

5. I don't know, but I'm 100% in favor of a forum or sub-forum dedicated to these stories.

As much as many of us die-hard Progressives carry on about the need for a huge infrastructure revitalization project in this country, I think such a "one handy place" type of setup would be a great tool to help prove the need to those who may not be aware of just how bad it is out there.

[MadMaddie]

2. Fifty Billion is a drop in the bucket to pay for what needs to be done.

[lib2DaBone]

4. A broken Gas main tourches entire neighborhood in San Bruno...

But we have no money to rubuild America.. we are too busy nation building in Afghanistan.


WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2009 (ENS) - America's infrastructure gets an overall grade of "D" and needs $2.2 trillion in repairs and upgrades over the next five years to meet adequate conditions, according to a new report by the nation's professional engineers.

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An explosion destroyed dozens of homes in San Bruno, Calif.

[rocktivity]

6. Who you gonna call?

First a gas pipe in SF, now this. Obama's infrastructure idea is looking better and better.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Yeahyeah]

7. I pushed a man into a sinkhole in Reno.Just to watch him die.

[Systematic Chaos]

8. LOLWTFBBQ

Huh? :shrug:

[mindwalker_i]

9. I went fishing in the sinkhole...

but all I got was a gaggle of Laci Peterson reporters.

[Yeahyeah]

10. I married a woman in Reno.Just so I could get a Reno divorce.Just

so I wouldn't jump into a sinkhole just to watch myself die.