Repairs at home for those affected by the main break of water

The city entrepreneurs of Detroit (WWJ) should help the homeowners with clean -up work and repairs, which are due to a massive water pipe on the city's southwest side as soon as tomorrow.

Gary Brown, CEO of the Department of Detroit Water & Sewerage, said that 185 households have lived in hotels in the last six nights, since a 54-inch transmission line near Leverois between the I-75 and West Ring in the Neighborhood broke out. The residents of the streets Beard and Rowan woke up to a frozen tundra on Monday morning (February 17) that surrounds their houses, many went without heat or strength.

The inspections were carried out in 144 of these houses, he said.

“The priority is to bring the homeowners who stay in their homes in hotels as soon as possible,” said Brown to Tony Ortiz from WWJ.

Brown said that an “army of contractors” would contact home owners on Monday (February 24) to plan reviews and repairs. He added that homeowners will be present while the assessments take place so that they know what they can expect.

All non -insured repairs that are considered necessary as a result of the floods, including the replacement or repairs of hot water and electrical work – are paid for 50/50, according to Brown from the Great Lakes Water Authority (GWLA).

“I expect that we will have many broken pipes due to the cold temperatures,” said Brown.

The basement will also remove the basement.

“We will get all the rubble out, drain and clean and renovate the basement,” he said.

According to Brown, there were 400 houses on the way of flooding.

“In view of the fact that we only have 144 (houses) that we were able to do and were able to inspect them, I would assume that many homeowners are dependent themselves. They have relatives and neighbors and are already working to clean their basements. And you probably just want to submit a claim. “

He said he didn't expect to hear from all 400 households.

“But we expect all 400 claims to assert,” he said.

Repairs of the line are in good action, but “there is still work,” he said to WWJ.

“The good news is that you have this 54-inch substitute in the ground and are set up,” he said, adding that the repair work will probably take another week.

The break of the GWLA transmission line, which was built in the 1930s, occurred at around 2 a.m. on a cold night. The city mobilized a massive reaction effort – with the help of law enforcement authorities from all over the region – to save dozens of residents from their houses on boats, trucks and front loaders from their houses.

The city provided the displaced hotel accommodation, food and transport services for those who have lost their cars on the flood.

Brown said everything to prevent a similar event from taking place again, including the investment of almost one billion dollars to improve the infrastructure of the water system and carry out more frequent inspections.

But sometimes mother is too powerful, with cold temperatures.

“It doesn't matter how old or how new the pipe is. If the floor shifts, this pipe will not bend and give, so it will burst, ”he said. “So you can't prevent every water break. But we are sure to try not to evaluate and repair these emergency situations before a break. “