Published on Dec 4,2012
Angela reported on the latest broken water main in Baltimore when a 60-inch one blew on Charles Street. It caused massive flooding on North Avenue and 5 days later City Paper reports that the same occurred on Madison Street and Guilford Avenue. The resulting flooding disrupted traffic and forced 19 Mount Vernon properties to shut down. With bursts occurring more and more, it pushes city officials to address a 100-year-old infrastructure that supports Baltimore County and partially Howard County. So now the city plans to spend $60 million per year in order to replace 40 miles of pipe till 2017. It’ll be interesting to see how fast the city can mobilize and work towards their deadline. With newer, more efficient water pipes I hope we’ll see a decrease in breaks.
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