Infrastructure in the News
As the Trump administration and Congress continue to wrangle over a comprehensive infrastructure package, a new report warns that unless dramatic measures are taken, the nation’s rapidly declining underground water networks will imperil public health and safety.
New data from Utah State University Buried Structures Laboratory quantifies water main breaks by pipe material type, helping towns and cities across Canada and the U.S. predict their costs in the future. Since their ground breaking study in 2012, Dr. Steve Folkman has found break rates increased 27% in 5 years and even more troublesome, the replacement rate is not keeping up with the deterioration rate. For a copy of the report, click here: For the report in French, click here:
"Canada is the United States' largest goods trading partner, with a total two way goods trade of more than $430 billion in 2009. This agreement further cements the mutually beneficial U.S.-Canada trade relationship and provides American and Canadian businesses and workers alike with reliable opportunities for growth."
The Canadian American Business Council had long lobbied for the change, and is using the NBC coverage of the Winter Olympics as an opportunity to remind everyone of the unique trading relationship between the two countries.
North of the border, the media has been quick to broadcast the deal.
In a move that's sure to save money for state and municipal governments in both countries, Canadian-made products will be allowed in American infrastructure projects.
The new agreement provides for permanent U.S. access to Canadian provincial and territorial procurement contracts.
It took nearly eight hours for Toronto Hydro and city crews to restore power to the downtown core after an outage that affected 19,000 customers.
Coldwater Canyon Avenue could be closed for three days after a 62-inch water main broke in Studio City, damaging nearby homes and businesses. Update: The pipe was originally reported to be 64 inches.