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April 25, 2006

BART to get earthquake proofing

Being in an underwater tunnel during an earthquake wouldn't be any fun. But hopefully BART will be ready. They're spending $9.7 million to help quake proof the Transbay Tube, as part of a $1.3 billion earthquate safety program. The goal is to keep the soil around the tunnel from liquiefying in the event of a quake--I didn't even know such a thing happens.

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