How one city invests in the less sexy side of smart cities: leaky pipes

That’s what makes a visit to Hagihon so important. Hagihon is currently on the verge of a two-year contract with Curapipe, a company that snakes patent-pending material into busted pipes to plug leaks. Their tech can plug holes between 2 mm and 8 mm thick and purportedly lasts up to 20 years. That’s big savings when you don’t have extra time nor money to shut down traffic and pay for replacement piping.

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