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Seated around the east portal manhole (from left) are Mike Lehrburger, Burns & McDonnell project manager; Joe Graham, Garney Construction project engineer; Kyle LeBrasse, Burns & McDonnell project engineer; and Mike Hale, Garney Construction project manager.
Most people — if they ever think of sewers — don’t think about sewage tunnels. They think about a pipe lying peacefully, horizontally in the ground. When sanitation districts and cities think about sewers, however, they see dollar signs — lots of them. And if sewage is conveyed...