23-11-14 23:08 pm – Source: Reuters
A flooded subway station in New York © photonews
The Dutch construction company Arcadis to protect the New York subway flood. The company has been commissioned to design a system to prevent low metro stations will be flooded. The contract is EUR 26 million.
That the company announced today after a report by Yahoo! News. The order was issued by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the service which handles public transportation in New York. It is not known how many subway stations in the Big Apple at risk of flooding. It is also not known when construction begins and should be ready.
It is the first time that Arcadis is instructed to protect against flooding subway lines, said a spokesman. He could not say how many people will work on the project.
New York in 2012, severely affected by Hurricane Sandy. Who founded billions damage. The metropolis is working on a new dam, while looking askance to the Netherlands.
(Edited by editors)
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