A New York company and two utilities have a cost-effective solution to the nation’s aging underground infrastructure: a robot that crawls through cast-iron natural-gas pipelines and replaces their deteriorating joints, effectively renewing the pipes for up to 50 years.
Conflict-of-interest rules are a part of the backbone of public works, eliminating potential corruption, holding down costs and helping to keep up public support.
As talk of a future infrastructure bill heats up on Capitol Hill, firm proposes how to pay for projects at Swiss-based World Economic Forum gathering, with President Trump in attendance.