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SAN FRANCISCO - Traffic delays on Larkin Street between McAllister Street and Golden Gate Avenue are expected this morning as construction crews are scheduled begin working at 9 a.m. to replace a sewer main on Larkin Street, San Francisco Department of Public Works spokesman Frank Lee reported Monday. Motorists traveling northbound on Larkin Street and around the Civic Center are expected to experience delays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. while crews work in the two center lanes, according to Lee. Although drivers will be able to pass, vehicles will be diverted to use curb lanes for travel, Lee reported. Construction is expected to continue Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the next four to six weeks. Copyright © 2006 by Bay City News, Inc.
Contractor General Greg Christie is stoutly defending the credibility of his recent report into the controversial Sandals Whitehouse Project despite intense criticism from members of the Government.
At Tuesday's sitting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Mr. Christie and Government member, K.D. Knight stole the spotlight as they traded arguments.Mr. Knight and other Government members of the PAC attempted to punch holes into the integrity, fairness and reliability of the methods used by the Contractor General to uncover the massive cost overruns associated with the project.The Contractor General was invited to Tuesday's sitting to clarify his findings. Minutes into his presentation, it became obvious that he had no intention of backing down from the findings in his damning report.In fact, Mr.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- A worker has been killed while doing maintenance on a boiler unit at a Midwest Generation plant in Joliet today. Will County Sheriff's spokesman Pat Barry says it appears that three independent contractors fell into an "ash pit" at the plant. Company spokesman Charley Parnell says two workers managed to escape to safety but a third was killed in the accident. The area where the contractors were working was off-line at the time. Parnell says Midwest Generation is cooperating with investigators. Last month, several workers were injured in an explosion at a Midwest Generation plant in nearby Romeoville. The company produces wholesale power and sells the electricity on the open market. It operates six plants in Illinois.
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