Just saw this and thought maybe some of you might know people who are visiting or working here, and this is happening right now.
Apparently a huge water pipe break has flooded the 52-story Prudential Center and forced a mass evacuation of the area.
Just thought I'd let you know, and I'm hoping there are no injuries or more events than just the massive flood.
Live video at the link below.
This was first reported as a water main break, but apparently it is a pipe inside the building and the updates in the comments show. Nonetheless, this kind of thing can happen and is a wake up call that we must pay attention to our crumbling infrastructure.
The 52-story Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts, has been evacuated because of a burst pipe and flooding.
(NECN: Michelle Brown, Boston, Mass.) - Emergency crews are on the scene at the Prudential Center dealing with some type of water main break that happened in the building lobby.
Crews are now working to evacuate the entire tower and parts of the mall.
There are no reports of any injuries at this time.
Legal Seafood and California Pizza Kitchen are among the stores that remain open for business at this time. The Top of the Hub is being evacuated.
Police and fire departments are on the scene. Firefighters are doing a floor-by-floor search.
The Prudential Center is New England's #1 shopping and dining destination, featuring more than 75 stores and restaurants.
It is located between Boylston Street and Huntington Avenue.
I am here for another half hour, if I see more links I'll add them, but Kossacks please add anything you know to let others know what is happening in the city.
UPDATE: Found a link on Getting Shovel Ready in Boston published by Boston Magazine in January I think. Haven't gotten through all the links yet though.
The 344-page document lists 18,750 shovel ready infrastructure projects at an estimated cost of nearly $150 billion. But the projects are expected to create more than 1.6 million jobs in the next two years, good news for the 11 million unemployed Americans. The Globe cites some of the more unusual projects here.
Topping Boston’s wish list is a $30 million sidewalk reconstruction and pedestrian ramp building project expected to create 240 jobs, and a $28 million project to expand family and elderly housing is expected to create 280 new jobs. Seemingly less crucial to the state’s infrastructure is Brockton’s plea for 10 new x2 Segways—great for off roading!—at a cost of $75,000. According to the Mayors’ report, the Segway purchase creates, er, no new jobs.