Read more repair stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8985/repair.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:24:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73128/sf-bay-bridge-reopens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reopened to commuter traffic this morning after a successful test of repairs was conducted overnight. The bridge has been out of commission since Tuesday, when the original repair failed and crushed three cars. Workers took a while to “get the geometry” of the new repair...http://www.newser.com/story/73128/sf-bay-bridge-reopens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 14:08:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72785/latest-sf-bridge-snafu-sparks-fear-anger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday’s revelation that high winds caused a recent repair to come undone and shut down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for 24 hours—and counting—has area commuters worried not only for their safety but also about how well state officials are spending tax dollars in the ongoing construction of...http://www.newser.com/story/72785/latest-sf-bridge-snafu-sparks-fear-anger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 20:39:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68826/brutal-commute-awaits-sf-as-bridge-remains-closed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn unexpected hiccup means the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will remain closed through tomorrow—and a potential nightmare commute for the 260,000 who use the span daily, the Contra Costa Times reports. The bridge was closed Thursday night so workers could replace a 300-foot section, but during the project...http://www.newser.com/story/68826/brutal-commute-awaits-sf-as-bridge-remains-closed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 20:00:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63236/prius-owners-sue-over-faulty-headlights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToyota’s Prius, now in its third generation, remains the dominant hybrid car. But an increasing number of older Prius owners are finding that the autos have a potentially dangerous flaw—failing headlights. What's worse, the so-called high-intensity discharge lamps, which are optional ugrades, can cost more than $1,000 to...http://www.newser.com/story/63236/prius-owners-sue-over-faulty-headlights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 17:38:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59392/astronauts-wrap-up-hubble-scope-repairs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter 5 amazing days, spacewalking astronauts finished repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope today and shut the doors to the treasured observatory, which will never be touched by human hands again. NASA said the revived telescope will be better than ever thanks to the astronauts' efforts and should provide...http://www.newser.com/story/59392/astronauts-wrap-up-hubble-scope-repairs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 16:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59229/smile-astronauts-fix-broken-hubble-cam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpacewalking astronauts gave the Hubble Space Telescope a more commanding view of the cosmos by installing a new high-tech instrument today, then pulled off their toughest job yet: fixing a broken camera. It was the third spacewalk in as many days for the shuttle Atlantis crew, and it was the...http://www.newser.com/story/59229/smile-astronauts-fix-broken-hubble-cam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 16:53:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58674/atlantis-lifts-off-on-mission-to-hubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts blasted off today en route to the Hubble Space Telescope. It is NASA's final trip to Hubble and comes after a seven-month delay. Atlantis and its crew were supposed to fly to Hubble last fall, but the telescope broke down. The telescope is...http://www.newser.com/story/58674/atlantis-lifts-off-on-mission-to-hubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 13:35:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49256/toyota-recalls-13m-cars-over-seatbelt-issue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbout 1.3 million Toyota Yaris models are being recalled for repairs after a seatbelt defect was discovered that, during a severe frontal collision, can cause a pad inside the vehicle to ignite, the Car Connection reports. Some 134,900 US models, from 2006 and ’07, are affected; the Yaris’...http://www.newser.com/story/49256/toyota-recalls-13m-cars-over-seatbelt-issue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 15:56:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46007/little-progress-on-at-risk-levees-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than half the 122 US levees cited for being in disrepair after Hurricane Katrina still need to be fixed, according to Army Corps of Engineers data obtained by USA Today —with 18 states and Puerto Rico having levees considered unreliable in major floods. The worst offenders are Washington and...http://www.newser.com/story/46007/little-progress-on-at-risk-levees-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Dec 2008 10:22:01 CST