Some of the latest incidents of accidental or suspected sabotage damage to undersea cables have even simply involved ships dragging their anchors across the seafloor.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
The finished bridge incorporates 4,851,700 rivets, 1,016,600 steel bolts, 931,000 tons of concrete and cables made from 42,000 miles of wire, with 552‑foot‑tall main towers, 199 feet of ship clearance at midspan, a five‑mile total length and an opening price tag of $100 million.
Service on two Regional Transportation District light rail lines will be disrupted through early next week as crews replace 1,600 feet of overhead electrical wires, agency officials said.
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