MONTREAL — Montreal city officials knew the major water main that burst last week was showing signs of damage, but thought there was still time before it needed to be repaired, the head of the city's water service said Monday.
MONTREAL — Montreal city officials knew the major water main that burst last week was showing signs of damage, but thought there was still time before it needed to be repaired, the head of the city's water service said Monday.
“But the pipe burst before we arrived, so the corrosion was more advanced than what we suspected during the investigation," she said. She said workers are now removing debris from roads in the area, but it will take time to assess exactly what happened and order the parts to repair the two-metre-wide pipe.
The pipe involved in Friday's water main break was a C301 pre-stressed concrete pressure pipe, which consists of a steel cylinder embedded in concrete and reinforced with steel wire. Morissette said corrosion, possibly caused by water accumulation or road salt, can break the steel wires and eventually cause such pipes to explode.
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