12:30 p.m. update: The water main has been repaired, however the road will remain closed a little while longer.
According to the Chapel Hill Fire Department’s public information officer, Lisa Edwards, North Columbia Street from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to Stephens Street remains closed to allow for replacement of the asphalt damaged during the repair. She says its expected to remain closed through the afternoon.
Story originally posted September 10, 2014, 6:16 a.m.
Crews have been working through the night to repair a water main break at North Columbia and Carr streets near Chapel Hill Town Hall.
N. Columbia is closed between Stephens Street and the merge with Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The line broke right around the intersection with Carr St.
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Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) crews are working to repair the line. In the meantime, the utility is providing bottled water to the approximately ten homes that are without the service at this time. Emergency crews still have access to the affected area if necessary through other roads that remain open.
The break was reported at around 7:25 p.m. Tuesday night.
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