Damage
From LAST WEEK'S New Hampshire Water Main Break THAT CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING Estimated at $50K-$100K
MANCHESTER,
NH – Just after 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 6 a water main ruptured near the
Manchester/Bedford town line on Goffe Street.
Manchester
Police started evacuating buildings along Goffe Street, as many as 20
people.
Kim
Cinelli arrived home to her condo on Log Street to find water rushing toward
Second Street, and the flash of emergency vehicle lights.
She
stood under an umbrella near the intersection of Goffe and Dartmouth Street,
watching firefighters wade through the water trying to keep drains clear of
leaves.
“I
didn’t even go inside my condo yet. I came right over here to see what was
going on,” Cinelli said.
There
were several road closures in the area reported by police, including South
Main Street at Varney Street; West Hancock Street at Log Street; W. Hancock
Street at Wheelock Street; Wheelock Street at Frederick Street; Dartmouth
Street at McNeil Street; and Woodbury Street at S. Main Street.
Motorists
should seek alternate routes for their morning commute, police said. Mayor
Ted Gatsas and members from the City Health Department and Water Works
department were on the scene to assess the damages.
“I’m
not sure what happened,” Gatsas said, “except that we have 1925 water pipes.
November
10, 2014
Police
say the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, hopes to reopen a road damaged by a
water main break within the next two days.
Police
said 21 people were evacuated from their homes due to flooding from the water
main break Thursday night that caused sink holes to open.
Police
said the pipe was repaired Friday, but was still being tested. The cost of
damage may run between $50,000 and $100,000.
Goffe
Street, from South Main Street and West Hancock Street, was closed to traffic.
