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Uptown water main break closes westbound of St. Charles
NEW ORLEANS — The westbound lane of St. Charles near the river bound Uptown is closed due to a water main break according to New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. S&WB posted to social media that the break is located on St. Charles at Fern Street. Residents are being asked to avoid the area as …
Crews Respond to Everett Water Main Break – NBC Boston
Crews responded late Monday night to a water main break right in front of the Town Fair Tire in Everett, Massachusetts. State police were also on scene at 2012 Revere Beach Parkway where water could be seen flooding into the roadway. #MAtraffic Route 16 EB in the area if 2nd Street in #Everett partial road …
Millions of Texans wake up without safe drinking water after winter storm
An estimated 10 million Texans were waking up without safe drinking water Monday as state officials sought to ramp up bottled water distribution and calm residents whose electricity bills have spiked after a severe winter storm battered the state. Boil-water notices were lifted for about 5 million of the 14.9 million people who were told …
Large water main break causes road closures in Ventnor, New Jersey
VENTNOR, New Jersey (WPVI) — A water main break is causing some problems on Sunday evening down the shore. The Action Cam was on Wellington Avenue where a water main break has the road shut down in the area of Dorset Avenue. Crews are on the scene working to make repairs. The city issued this …
Texans face drinking water shortage as power grid returns to normal
5:13 PM / February 19, 2021 Texas governor says about 165,000 households don’t have power Texas Governor Greg Abbott said about 165,000 households across the state don’t have electricity because of downed power lines or because residences need to be manually reconnected to the power system. “There are no longer any residential power outages …
Water main break blocks part of Westpark Tollway
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Drivers out on the roads will need to make sure to avoid the area around Westpark and the Southwest Freeway. Due to a city of Houston water main break at the Southwest Freeway, drivers traveling eastbound on Westpark Tollway are being detoured from the tollway at that exit. The westbound S. …
Water main break reported in Downtown Austin
The break comes as Austin crews have received thousands of broken pipe calls in the past few days. AUSTIN, Texas — A water main break was reported in Downtown Austin on Lavaca Street between Eighth and 15th streets. The area is closed until further notice. The water main break was coming through the asphalt, according …
Water main break closes EB I-64 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — The cold temperatures are causing water main breaks across the St. Louis area Wednesday morning. One of those breaks has closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 in the city. Crews have been working to get the water main break under control for several hours. The break is located on Grand Boulevard …
Vehicles stranded after massive water main break in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A massive 48-inch water main break has left vehicles and workers trapped on Tuesday night in North Philadelphia. It happened around 6 p.m. near 29th Street and Hunting Park Avenue. Chopper 6 was over the scene as the flooded water nearly consumed at least two vehicles. The occupants of those vehicles have …