Exploding manhole covers have been making headlines, with the latest being caught on camera in Buffalo, New York.We’ve seen it here in Cincinnati as well. Officials said a manhole cover blew straight ...

Throughout Japan, including Tokyo, there are decorative “design manhole covers” intended to enhance the streetscape, celebrate culture and heritage, increase the visibility of infrastructure, and give ...

A manhole cover is generally deemed successful if its round shape keeps pedestrians from plummeting into the earth, and communicates the subterranean systems below through its design. New York City ...

It's not often that we can legally walk on or drive over works of art; but we have been doing it every day for hundreds of years. Under our feet and under our nose is utility turned art. Decorative ...

Q. Why are manhole covers no longer level with the road surface? The roads are full of these cavernous holes caused by manholes being several inches or more below the road. They’re worse than potholes ...

The deadline for the Wastewater Access Cover Contest is Jan. 15. The contest is open to youths, age 18 and younger, who live in Spokane. Those interested in entering can go here to download a pdf file ...

Vodafone UK’s Senior Networks Manager Mohamed Elhabiby installing a 4G-enabled manhole and cover in Newbury, Berkshire. Vodafone is lifting the lid on manhole covers to install small antennas below ...

When motorized scooters pass over the streets of Taipei—there are more than four million scooters currently in use within the city—they no longer encounter as many metal manhole covers as they used to ...

As streets flood across Miami-Dade County, the mayor’s office had a familiar plea to residents: Leave those manhole covers in place. “We don’t want flooding getting into the wastewater system and we ...