Repairs could take three to five weeks and new pipe to replace two defected spots is set to arrive from San Diego, Calgary’s chief administrative officer says
A panel of experts is to review why a major pipeline burst in Calgary nearly two weeks ago, forcing the city and surrounding regions to conserve water.
Duckworth says the main ruptured area has been fixed and engineers are working on repairing structural deficiencies in five other spots along the pipe.
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