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As we look at how to get our economy back on track, we have to look at infrastructure spending. We have to figure out what is the best way to update our infrastructure. How do we do this in a cost-effective manner? How do we do this quickly? Which projects go first and which should wait? We need to rebuild bridges, roads and railroads. Our water and gas lines need to be rebuilt also. We simply cannot have year-old pipelines exploding.
From MSNBC:
A gas pipeline explosion shook residents in eastern Ohio a day after a house explosion in neighboring Pennsylvania took the lives of five residents and destroyed several homes in Allentown.
The explosion occurred about 10:30 p.m. A television station initially reported one house caught fire but Robert Newberry, a spokesman for El Paso Corp., which operates Tennessee Gas Pipeline, said there were no structural fires. One house was damaged, however, the company said. Newberry said only one nearby resident was evacuated. (more…)
