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Demovictory9

(36,767 posts) Thu Jul 10, 2025, 09:19 AM Jul 10

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31 workers rescued from collapsed Los Angeles tunnel

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31 workers rescued from collapsed Los Angeles tunnel (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jul 10 OP

I wonder what... 2naSalit Jul 10 #1

LA has a subway system! huge tunnels everywhere Demovictory9 Jul 10 #2

Now I wonder... 2naSalit Jul 10 #3

Its lasted for 40 years Demovictory9 Jul 10 #4

and no mention of the corporation involved. rampartd Jul 10 #5

That... 2naSalit Jul 10 #6

Um, it is part of the L.A. County Sanitation Clearwater Project quaint Jul 10 #7

Thanks for shedding light on the subject matter. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 10 #8

2naSalit

(97,341 posts)

1. I wonder what...

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 09:55 AM

Jul 10

That tunnel is for. Seems like something that big isn't a good idea in a place where there are so many fault lines siderwebbing that whole area.

Demovictory9

(36,767 posts)

2. LA has a subway system! huge tunnels everywhere

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 09:56 AM

Jul 10

2naSalit

(97,341 posts)

3. Now I wonder...

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:00 AM

Jul 10

How long that will last.

Demovictory9

(36,767 posts)

4. Its lasted for 40 years

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:04 AM

Jul 10

rampartd

(2,199 posts)

5. and no mention of the corporation involved.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:12 AM

Jul 10

musk's boring company might get such deference.

2naSalit

(97,341 posts)

6. That...

Reply to rampartd (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:24 AM

Jul 10

Thought crossed my mind, too.

quaint

(3,962 posts)

7. Um, it is part of the L.A. County Sanitation Clearwater Project

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:31 AM

Jul 10

The wastewater tunnel site is part of the L.A. County Sanitation District’s Clearwater Project, which spans seven miles and is being “constructed to protect local waterways by addressing aging infrastructure,” according to the project’s website].

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,143 posts)

8. Thanks for shedding light on the subject matter. . . . nt

Reply to quaint (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:45 PM

Jul 10

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