Water main break leaves some Douglas residents without water

There’s been a break in the water main in Douglas. City Public Works Director Kirk Duncan says the break happened around 3 o’clock this afternoon. The break means residents between John St. and the Lawson Creek bridge have no water service until the main is fixed. A repair crew is on-site but Duncan says there’s no estimate on how long it will take to repair the line.

“The soil over there can have nasty effects on the pipe so we don’t know whether it’s old age or what’s going on but we’ll get a patch on it and we’ll get the water going as fast as we can,” Duncan says.

He says right now they don’t know what caused the break. Duncan said people should be careful when driving through the area and keeping an eye out for crew members. He said no flooding on the road has been reported, but drivers should still be cautious.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the location of the break. An earlier version said the affected area was between the Douglas bridge and Lawson Creek bridge. 

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