Infrastructure repairs were being made, but 400, 000 people still had no water, according to Ging.

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We've got a couple of trillion dollars' worth of infrastructure repairs just on our old infrastructure, our existing infrastructure -- our roads, our bridges.

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She and others said it could end up costing the city money if banks invest less money and refuse to pay for repairs to aging infrastructure.

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Despite this great need for upgrades and repairs to water infrastructure, a lagging economy and tough talk in Washington is putting more pressure on federal funding.

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Amtrak said its crews continue to inspect and make repairs to the infrastructure along the Amtrak-owned Northeast Corridor, Springfield Line and Harrisburg Line in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.

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For all the talk about infrastructure, it never seems to get the repairs or upgrades it needs.

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Major storms can cause infrastructure damage and network outages that require costly repairs.

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At the same time, much of our infrastructure, including our water infrastructure, is decades old and in need of costly repairs.

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The construction industry is heavily reliant on house building and repairs, along with the government's capital investment programme, particularly in water infrastructure, roads, education and health.

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The latest instalment involves the closure of the Circle Line for two months of essential repairs at the height of the tourist season, underlining the parlous state of both its management and its infrastructure.

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