TONIGHT, BOTH DIRECTIONS OF THE QUEENS
MIDTOWN TUNNEL BACK OPEN TRAFFIC MOVING
SMOOTHLY HOURS EARLIER, GRIDLOCK ON THE STREETS. I JUST FIND OUT IT WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT DOWN BELOW THE EAST RIVER
SPEWING INTO THE SOUTH TUNNEL, A
DRIVER TO REMAIN CALM. ACCORDING TO CITY LEADERS, A DRILLING CONTRACTOR DOING
INVESTIGATIVE WORK RELATED TO THE UN WATERFRONT ESPLANADE
PROJECT HIT THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE MIDTOWN
TUNNEL WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS
AT DC. WE DETERMINED IT WAS THE
DRILLING CONTRACTOR WHO DRILLED ABOUT A 2.5 INCH
HOLE THROUGH THE CAST IRON LINER WHICH IS ABOVE
THE EXHAUST DUCT. THE MAYOR TAKING A GROUP OF CITY
OFFICIALS TO SURVEY THE DAMAGE WATER
CASCADING ABOVE THEIR HEADS. THEY DRILLED 100 FT FROM THE
SURFACE OF THE WATER ABOUT 50 FT THROUGH WATER AND
THEN ANOTHER 50 FT. SO THEN TO THE MTA BRIDGES AND TUNNELS SAYS A
TEMPORARY PLUG IS IN PLACE
STOPPING THE LEAK ON THE SOUTH TUNNEL
WHICH REOPENED JUST BEFORE 6
P.M. HOW THE CONTRACTOR MISCALCULATED
AND DRILLED INTO IT UNDER INVESTIGATION. THEY WERE DOING INVESTIGATIVE DRILLING TO DETERMINE GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS IN THE RIVER. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE
DESIGN PROCESS OF PERMANENT
REPAIR NOW UNDERWAY. UNCLEAR HOW IT COULD IMPACT
TRAFFIC IN THE COMING DAYS. DRIVERS WHO ARE STUCK IN THE
BACKUP, FORCED TO NAVIGATE
CONGESTED ROADS ONE HOUR FROM, FROM HERE FROM FIVE.