Among the challenges are surmounting delays from
rerouting utility lines and creating special designs to overcome the desert conditions, specifically, the clouds of sand that can overwhelm the site without warning.
In addition to shutting down the 4 train and
rerouting various Bronx buses, the breakage has left residents with flooded basements, disrupted
utility lines disrupted, and 500 local business and residents are waiting for Con Edison to hook their service back up.