And it's not just oil pipelines
We really need to allocate significant funds for all infrastructure.
Here's one project that's underway; 50 years (1970-2020) and very expensive.
http://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/building-water-tunnel-no-3
" “See this?” he asked me. “These are the valves that control the flower of water.”
“They’re hundreds of feet underground,” another sandhog said.
The valves were designed, Ryan said, to open and close guillotine-like gates inside the cylindrical tunnels, stopping the flow of water. But they had become so brittle with age that they were no longer operable. “They’re afraid if they try to shut the valves they won’t be able to turn ’em back on,”...
Here's one project that's underway; 50 years (1970-2020) and very expensive.
http://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/building-water-tunnel-no-3
" “See this?” he asked me. “These are the valves that control the flower of water.”
“They’re hundreds of feet underground,” another sandhog said.
The valves were designed, Ryan said, to open and close guillotine-like gates inside the cylindrical tunnels, stopping the flow of water. But they had become so brittle with age that they were no longer operable. “They’re afraid if they try to shut the valves they won’t be able to turn ’em back on,”...