A Better Replacement

Poly pipe averts disaster as crumbling asbestos concrete undermines upstate New York island.
A Better Replacement
ections of SaniTite HP triple-wall polypropylene pipe are staged to replace a failed 30-inch asbestos concrete sewer main in Grand Island, N.Y. During the repair, the crew used 8- and 12-inch pumps to bypass the area.

The final straw for a long section of the sanitary sewer line in Grand Island, N.Y., was a sinkhole large enough for a dump truck and sewage that flooded local residences and businesses in August 2013.

Running under Whitehaven Road, the main east/west multilane street, the...

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