Underground cable restoration work of Manhattan submerged under the influence of hurricane

The hurricane "Sandy" that struck the American West Coast at the end of October 2012 got a huge damage of over 100 people dead and buildings with half destroyed over 90,000 buildings. In Manhattan, the flood damage caused by the storm surge also persists, Verizon is flooded with the manholes in the office of the company under its control, and the cables and the like are damaged, and it is being chased by the restoration work.

Into the vault: the operation to rescue Manhattan's drowned internet | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/17/3655442/restoring-verizon-service-manhattan-hurricane-sandy

The southernmost tip of Manhattan Island,Lower ManhattanVerizon's central office on Broad Street. Local phone calls andDSL, Verizon's fiber optic network service "FiOSIt is a base such as.


The lobby of the building. The walls are covered with plywood to protect decorations, and staff wearing a helmet are checking entrance.


Christopher Levendos Director of Business Division leader, to the basement of the building. In the space exceeding 2,500 square meters, the old copper cable used old and the new optical fiber cable are living together.


Infrared camera used to investigate the damage of copper cable. It will be understood by this because the cable through which electricity is passed will heat up and damage the piping.


The flooding point found in the survey. I heard the outside (casing) of the piping that passes the cable, but it seems that it is still wet when I touch it.


Air is sent in the piping so as not to flood, but this storm surge is useless ... ....


The manhole in the Broad Street Central Office's office is 15 feet deep, 150 feet long, 40 feet wide, but the water flooded for two full days It was full.


Just as a good opportunity, it seems that the installation work of the optical fiber is proceeding after carrying out the useless copper cable.