On 2011-08-31 14:53 , frank theriault wrote:
Yeah, you're mostly right, but there's a down-side to putting everything underground: Every time there's a problem holes have to be dug at great cost of money and time, along with all the disruptions that causes. Once the fix has been made and everything filled in and patched up, the pavement is always uneven and bumpy.
it's possible to make a good patch, and in Denver it's required, but only done if someone points it out; so i have to push the city to push the utility to live up to its requirement (Denver may intuitively seem kinder to roads, but we have very wide temperature swings in winter)
but in any case the sewer and water and gas lines are already underground and cumulatively have seemed to require more repairs than electric lines, even though the electric lines are at the mercy of wind and trees
And that's only repairs, Over the past decade or so private concerns (read: cell phone and cable companies) have been installing fibre optics under our streets with the expected bumpy roads left behind.
around here fiber (just installed in the last year, f*king up my copper DSL connection) has been run down existing under-street conduits; it was all done from manholes
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