Sunday, January 11, 2015

Little Italy road in Cleveland, Ohio closure after flooding due to water main break

 Little Italy Road in Cleveland, Ohio closure after flooding





 

A 24-inch water main broke, filling roadways in Little Italy with 3-4 feet of water. A spokeman for the Cleveland Water Department called it the worst water main break he has seen so far this winter.

East 120th is closed from Mayfield Road to Euclid Avenue


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Traffic in Little Italy will be detoured at East 120th Street, between Mayfield Road and Euclid Avenue, all weekend.

The roadway will remain closed as crews repair a water main break that flooded the area on Friday afternoon.

Cleveland Water Department Spokesperson John Goersmeyer says a crew of about five people will be working with a backhoe on Saturday.

Goersmeyer tells Channel 3, they will try to fix the pipe on Saturday but will have to use next week to repair the road.


He adds, this is the worst water main break he has seen so far this winter, saying there was two feet of water in the street in some places.

Several nearby basements flooded. Some cars in the area were underwater.


Goersmeyer confirms the break was in a 24-inch trunk main, a bigger water main that feeds into smaller pipes and into homes. Those homes never lost water, but they had decreased pressure.

Case Western Reserve University also closed its campus on Friday from 2:30 to 6 p.m., posting on its website that the water main break has affected most buildings on the campus. The School of Dental Medicine clinic was also closed.

The city did not issue a boil alert, but Case suggested users run water until it was clear before using.