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Public Works? | The Cost of Our Aging Infrastructure | Episode Two. (Brad Austin | Flatland)

The Cost of Our Sewers | Episode 2

February 6, 2017  |  Brad Austin  |  1 min read

If you’ve ever wondered about the inner workings of our region’s sewers and how the city is working to stop raw sewage from leaking into area waterways, “The Cost of Our Sewers | Episode 2” goes underground in the second of a five-part digital series looking at our city’s aging infrastructure.

Public Works? The Cost of Our Aging Infrastructure is a months-long project taking you underneath the pavement to tackle the state of our water and sewers. We track the state of highways and bridges in Kansas and Missouri. We take a closer look at our public transit system. And, perhaps most importantly, we convene policymakers and industry leaders in search of solutions.

— The five episodes of Part I, including “The Cost of Our Sewers,” will be woven together to form one larger story that runs at 7:30 p.m. on March 2 on KCPT. Find other articles on the metro’s infrastructure here.

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