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The City says a contractor was on site yesterday to do an assessment of the extent of the damaged sewer line before the actual remedial work can be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is in the interest of safety as it will also afford the ease of operating the large mechanical equipment during the excavation process,\u201d the City says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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