Service has been restored after a contractor working to install fiber knocked water out to 18 meters and five fire hydrants on Tuesday.

A notice saying the repair work had been completed was sent out just after 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon after an estimated four-hour interruption at Pope Road just past the Newton Drive intersection.

An official with the Durham Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a call from Ansco & Associates alleging that workers with New Technologies had damaged the water main.

AT&T confirmed in a statement to WCHL that one of the company’s contractors broke a water line while working to expand the new fiber network in Chapel Hill. AT&T apologized for the inconvenience.

Fiber installation has been occurring in the Triangle with AT&T and Google working to bring gigabit internet service to the area.

The Motessori Community School was impacted by the outage as well. A message on the school’s facebook page said that the school was forced to close for the day due to the damage.

A notice from OWASA says a paving contractor has been scheduled to install the finish layer of asphalt.

No citation was issued, according to law enforcement, but a report of damage was recorded.

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