If you can’t beat ’em, plug ’em. That’s the m.o. of a research team at West Virginia University for a project known as the “Resilient Tunnel Plug.” To tell you the truth, the name says it all. The ...
The MTA is testing a new inflatable plug intended to seal off subway tunnels during major disasters, several months after the system was crippled by historic flooding during Sandy. On Thursday, ...