When the cut is complete, a lifting arm on the hole saw lifts the old manhole cover and concrete out of the hole and a team work on the repair. Circles Make the Job Easier Manholes aren’t round ...

On a morning in early June, a manhole exploded on High Street in downtown Boston, launching its 200-pound iron cover several feet through the air and severely disrupting the morning commute. About ...

BOSTON -- A 200-pound manhole cover crashed through a windshield on a major Boston highway during the morning commute Friday, killing a driver, Massachusetts State Police said. Authorities said ...

While the odds of getting struck by an exploding manhole cover are low, they’re not zero. According to the 2021 New York City Mayor Management Report, the New York Fire Department responded to ...

An iron manhole cover was the fastest human-made object, launched into space with the US government's Operation Plumbbob nuclear tests in 1957. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...