A broken pipe that caused massive flooding in parts of Montreal on Friday should last at least another 30 years, an expert says.
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“Typically, this type of pipe is useful for 70 to 80 years,” said Raymond Desjardins, a professor at Polytechnique Montreal, in an interview. TVA News.
“This is not normal. Normally, we should not have seen such an accident,” he added.
The pipeline in question was installed in 1985. So it was almost 40 years old when it broke down. The cause of the water main break on René-Lévesque Boulevard has not yet been revealed.
On Saturday, crews were on the ground repairing the roadway to allow traffic to resume on Montreal’s downtown artery.
Yannick Hemond, a professor in the Department of Geography at UQAM and an expert in disaster management, says reflexivity is essential in maintaining the Montreal aqueduct network.
“There will be questions about what we do with the pipes that are still in service. Are we going to inspect them anymore? Are we going to open the street?” He asks.
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