****UPDATE: Water service was restored to the affected areas Wednesday evening, according to a release from Hillsborough officials.****

Repairs are being made to a water line that was damaged during construction in Hillsborough on Wednesday.

Town officials said water service was disrupted in the southeastern portion of Hillsborough when a “contractor installing communications utilities bored into a 12-inch water main” along NC 86 near Waterstone Drive.

Water service has been turned off for customers along NC 86 from Waterstone Drive to New Hope Church Road, Woods Edge Mobile Home Park, New Hope Elementary School and Stanback Middle School.

Repairs to the water main are expected to take six to eight hours, according to a release from the town.

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