Baltimore Business Journal: Baltimore officials stress need for infrastructure upgrades

From Baltimore Business Journal:

The underground water line that burst and flooded a large swath of downtown Baltimore Tuesday morning was slated to be replaced later this year as part of a planned road resurfacing project.  That was the word from Baltimore Public Works Director David Scott during a news conference called by Mayor Sheila Dixon to assess the damage of a water main burst that crippled rush-hour traffic before forcing many downtown companies and organizations to send their workers home. The break highlights the city’s financial struggle to replace much of its underground water and sewer lines, Scott said. That resurfacing project, slated to cost $2.6 million, was slated to begin as early as May. Emergency crews were still assessing how that work would proceed when the water main at Gay and Lombard streets erupted, Scott said.