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Recently there was an article in Scientific American (in the last 6 months) which covered the same ground. It had some really great illustrations of all the tunnels under Manhatten. -dave > > > From: "Perry E. Metzger" <[email protected]> > > Steam, rats, tunnel fires, steam system explosions, and water main > breaks take out lots of fiber in NYC -- probably more that backhoe > fade takes out elsewhere. However, backhoe fade itself (though not > unheard of) is much rarer, largely because the conduits are deep and > the streets are so jam packed that if you make a mistake about where > you are it will be obvious Very Very Quickly. > > Smithsonian Magazine had a fascinating article a few years back about > the infrastructure jockeys who plan and install new stuff under the > streets of Manhattan. "Jam-packed" might qualify for the > understatement of the year award -- there is a lot of stuff down > there, including lots (most?) which is incorrectly documented or not > documented at all. Worth taking the time to look up if you're the > kind of person who geeks out over that sort of thing. > > ---Rob > >
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