Crews work to repair water main break in northeast Albuquerque
A spokesman for Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Authority says crews are trying to determine the cause of the water main break.
SMALL PLANE, WHICH SET DOWN ON THE WEST MESA. BUT FIRST WE START WITH A WATER MAIN BREAK CAUSING DAMAGE AND OUTAGES TO RESIDENTS IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S HAPPENING NEAR MONTGOMERY AND MORRIS. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND REPORTER JULIAN PANAS, WHO’S BEEN FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT’S BEING DONE TO REPAIR THIS. JULIAN. THAT’S RIGHT. SASHA. SO THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN ASSESSING THE DAMAGES RIGHT BEHIND ME. AS YOU CAN SEE, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A MAIN BREAK, A WATER MAIN BREAK HAPPENED AT MORRIS AND MONTGOMERY. OFFICIALS SAY IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER 12:30 P.M. WHERE PEOPLE COULD SEE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER COMING FROM MORRIS STREET, AND AT ONE POINT, THE BREAK GOT SO MASSIVE IT WAS SHOOTING WATER 30FT INTO THE AIR. DAVIS MORRIS, WITH THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY, SAYS HOMES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AND THAT THEY ARE WORKING TO FIX THEM ON TOP OF THE MAIN BREAK ITSELF DAMAGED A COUPLE OF NEARBY HOMES AND HAS RESULTED IN SOME LOCALIZED OUTAGES HERE IN THE AREA. WHILE WE WORK TO REPAIR IT NOW, THE WATER AUTHORITY HAS GOTTEN HELP FROM ALBUQUERQUE POLICE AND ALBUQUERQUE FIRE TO HELP DIRECT TRAFFIC AND CONTAIN THE AREA WHILE THEY FIGURE OUT HOW THIS MAIN BREAK HAPPENED. FOR THE TIME BEING, CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS WILL REMAIN IN THIS AREA FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, BUT OFFICIALS ARE ALSO SAYING THEY MAY NEED A DAY OR TWO TO FINISH UP REPAIRS AS WELL. LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE. JULIAN PARRAS KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS. JULIAN. THANK YOU. THE WATER UTILITY SAYS A GAS LINE MAY HAV
Crews work to repair water main break in northeast Albuquerque
A spokesman for Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Authority says crews are trying to determine the cause of the water main break.
Bernalillo Water Authority crews are still working to repair a broken water main on Morris Street NE near Montgomery Boulevard NE.Bernalillo Water Authority spokesman David Morris says the break occurred around 12:20 p.m. Sunday near the Eagle Point Apartments on 10300 Gutierrez Road NE. He says crews are still trying to determine the cause of the water main break.Morris says one apartment complex and one seniors center currently have no water due to the water main break. Crews are expected to be working in the area for the rest of the day.A spokesman for Albuquerque Fire Rescue says one service dog is missing and one occupant has been displaced due to the break.Morris Street is currently closed in both directions at the Gutierrez Road intersection.
Bernalillo Water Authority crews are still working to repair a broken water main on Morris Street NE near Montgomery Boulevard NE.
Bernalillo Water Authority spokesman David Morris says the break occurred around 12:20 p.m. Sunday near the Eagle Point Apartments on 10300 Gutierrez Road NE. He says crews are still trying to determine the cause of the water main break.
Morris says one apartment complex and one seniors center currently have no water due to the water main break. Crews are expected to be working in the area for the rest of the day.
A spokesman for Albuquerque Fire Rescue says one service dog is missing and one occupant has been displaced due to the break.
Morris Street is currently closed in both directions at the Gutierrez Road intersection.
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