NYC implements a new “tunnel plug” in response to Hurricane Sandy

by Sal McCloskey November 4, 2013, 7:20 PM 1.4k Views

The new inflatable tunnel plug is supposed to floods, smoke, and gas from leaking into the cities subway tunnels.

After Hurricane Sandy decimated the subway system last year, officials pledged to install new devices to help halt the rising tides—including flood gates and, more intriguingly, a device called a “tunnel plug.”

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