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Water Main Break Closes Main Street; Restoration Expected Around Midnight [UPDATE, VIDEO]

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Uploaded by Michael Dinan on 2016-06-13. Update 8:15 p.m. Monday

Aquarion officials said a second portion of the water main requires replacement, so service on the system will be restored around midnight. It isn’t clear just how that will affect the town’s ability to make the road traversable again. New Canaanite will have updates as soon as they’re available. Update 2:15 p.m. Monday

About 10 Aquarion customers along Main Street were affected by the water main break downtown on Monday morning, officials with the water company said.

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Water Main Break Heaves Asphalt, Snarls Traffic at Elm and Park Streets Thursday [VIDEO]

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Water Main Break Park and Elm May 21 2015
An apparent water main break heaved the asphalt at Elm and Park Streets just before noon Thursday, snarling traffic downtown as police and public works personnel directed traffic around water bursting between cracks in the pavement. It happened at about 11:45 a.m., according to officers directing pedestrians and motorists around the busy intersection, as water streamed down Park Street toward Cherry. Police blocked off Park Street northbound just before Elm and directed traffic from all directions around what appeared to be the most damaged area in the middle of the intersection. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the apparent break. Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt.