MTA Tests Inflatable ‘Plug’ It Hopes Can Shield NYC Subway From Weather Disasters
19th May 2013
After the unprecedented damage to New York City’s transit system brought on by Hurricane Sandy, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been looking into near-term solutions that could shield subway tunnels from flood waters come next storm season. It tested one of those safeguards yesterday for the first time by inflating a 30-foot plug (designed by the US Department of Homeland Security) that could effectively seal off New York’s subways in the event of a natural disaster. The test run took place at the South Ferry station in Manhattan — one of eight stations consumed by flooding in Sandy’s aftermath.
Soon to be a major motion picture.
May 19th, 2013 at 14:19
“..(designed by the US Department of Homeland Security)..”????!? Moe, Larry, and Curly Joe were too busy that week?
It’s a big plumber’s plug. Century old technology, how could it go wrong? Oh, wait, DHS….