This Pipe Brought Region to a Halt 52-Year-Old Main Faulted in Tunnel Breakdown Vdot has No Monitoring in Place to Warn of Flooding

The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA › July 11, 2009

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By Bill Bartel

The Virginian-Pilot

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This Pipe Brought Region to a Halt 52-Year-Old Main Faulted in Tunnel Breakdown Vdot has No Monitoring in Place to Warn of Flooding

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State transportation officials now know what caused flooding that shut down the westbound Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel for eight hours last week and hobbled motorists throughout the region. But they're still studying how to keep it from happening again.

Officials said Friday the initial investigation has concluded that a half-century-old fi...

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