John Birnbaum News Today

Everything around the area is closed. Water seeped through cracks at fourth and howard strees. Witnesses streets. Witnesses describe water coming from the steet. It went into the underground parking garage and flowed into a construction site. The culprit . A 121 year old pipe. This is a 12inch pipe that was installed in 1895. Reporter crews work to shore up the roads. The city has 1,000 miles of water pipes under the streets, all vawr ying sizes and ages. We are underway with an Aggressive Progr...