Note: This story was updated at 12 p.m. Aug. 16.
Oak Ridge crews repaired a water main break at the corner of Rutgers Avenue and Oak Ridge Turnpike, the city said last week.
Just before 5 p.m. Thursday, the city said Oak Ridge Public Works crews were shutting valves to isolate the break. Crews could be repairing the main for the next several hours, the city said. Water was cut off for the Jimmy Johns and Home Federal Bank on the Oak Ridge Turnpike.
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A water main break damaged West Outer Drive near Mississippi Avenue on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, officials said. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)
A water main break damaged West Outer Drive near Mississippi Avenue on Tuesday, officials said.
On Wednesday, the Oak Ridge Public Works Department urged residents and visitors to use “extreme care and caution” while driving in that area.
In order to repair the water main break on Tuesday night, extensive damage was caused to the roadway, a press release said. [Read more…]
The major water main break on West Outer Drive near Johnson Road is almost repaired, officials said late Tuesday afternoon. Here City of Oak Ridge crews work in front of 650 West Outer Drive. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
The major water main break on West Outer Drive near Johnson Road is almost repaired, officials said late Tuesday afternoon.
Late Tuesday morning, the City of Oak Ridge said residents at 646-664 West Outer Drive would be without water for about six hours, or possibly longer, while crews worked to repair the line. In the meantime, residents in the surrounding area were advised that they could encounter lower water pressure and possibly be without water for a short time as well.
At 4:40 p.m., the city said the water main break should be repaired by 6 p.m. Tuesday. [Read more…]
Information from WYSH Radio
Tuesday’s strong thunderstorms caused only a few problems inside Clinton, the biggest of which was a water main break that contributed to damaging a city fire truck.
Because of the water main break, likely caused in part by the runoff from Tuesday’s heavy rainfall, a manhole cover came up under the railroad trestle on Main Street and ruptured the fuel tank of a Clinton Fire Department truck on its way to a call.
The truck was able to make it back to the downtown fire hall, and it was towed from there for repairs. No injuries were reported on the truck.
Clinton Utilities Board responded to the water main break, and the utility’s insurance is expected to pay for the damage to the fire truck.
The only other damage inside the city was a downed tree on North Main Street that crews had cleared before 5 a.m. Several trees were reported down in the county, but they were also cleared overnight.
A water main break Tuesday afternoon temporarily created a stream behind St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church near Tulane Avenue. (Photo by Rob Welton)
Oak Ridge crews were repairing a water main break near North Tulane Avenue on Tuesday evening.
The water line break temporarily created a stream that flowed from behind St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church toward North Tulane.
City workers were able to stop the water, and they expected the line to be repaired this evening.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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