ERIKA: EVERSOURCE IS TAKING STEPS TO IMPROVE SAFETY WHEN IT COMES TO ITS UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC SYSTEM. BEN: AS OUR TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST KATIE THOMPSON SHOWS US, THEY ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE ...

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is installing monitoring sensors under manhole covers to alert it of elevated flow levels in sewer pipes. It’s part of a pilot program to ...

While the odds of getting struck by an exploding manhole cover are low, they’re not zero. According to the 2021 New York City Mayor Management Report, the New York Fire Department responded to 261 ...

On a morning in early June, a manhole exploded on High Street in downtown Boston, launching its 200-pound iron cover several feet through the air and severely disrupting the morning commute. About a ...

You don't think much of them when you see them on the street. But manhole covers – all 42,000 in Massachusetts -- can actually be quite dangerous.