Commuters on bus, in cars and on bikes were re-routed from 10th Ave E between E Miller and E Boston Wednesday due to an early morning water main break, according to people living in the area. Metro began sending out rider alerts on the issue just before 6 AM. We’re checking on any ETA for re-opening the busy stretch of roadway. UPDATE: Seattle Public Utilities says an 8-inch water main is being repaired with work expected to last into the afternoon. Flaggers are now on 10th Ave E and traffic is moving through the area. SPU says that a temporary setup is providing water to area residents during the main’s repair. UPDATE: Around 150 homes in the area outlined below will receive a robocall about boiling water before drinking it for the next 24 hours. SPU says the informal advisory should be a routine procedure anytime there has been a significant disruption of service to ensure there are no contaminants from pipes before they are flushed by regular water flow.
- Tuesday’s shutdown of E Union near 10th Ave was caused by an issue with utility wires and a collapsed sidewalk near a construction site in the area. Buses were re-routed and the street was closed to traffic for much of the day and into Tuesday night.
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No temporary water, don’t know where you got that. Still shut off. SPU hotline has no information or help.
SPU said they had a solution in place for the meantime — sorry to hear not the case for you
called again, they said they no temporary water set up or plans to do that at this point. just trying to fix the break. they will correct that with news media. bottom line, still no water for the area.
Good luck on getting down East Union St almost any day with construction on both sides of the street it’s a wonder than anyone can go through there.
I woke up this morning to very low water pressure (on Broadway E.)…and figured a water main break somewhere. Yet, I still brushed my teeth and drank a bit of it. Hopefully, I didn’t drink any contaminants. But, next 24 hours should be fun boiling water.