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Update | NWC repairing broken main along Washington Boulevard

Published:Wednesday | October 14, 2020 | 4:02 PM
A truck carrying dirt became stuck in a breakaway along a section of Washington Boulevard, St Andrew on October 14, 2020.

The National Water Commission (NWC) says a work team is being dispatched to undertake emergency repairs to a broken transmission main in the vicinity of Patrick Drive and Washington Boulevard intersection in St Andrew.

The breakaway has resulted in traffic being diverted along the major thoroughfare.

The NWC says water supply along the Washington Boulevard has been disrupted due to the broken main.

The affected communities include Tom Cringle Drive, Duhaney Park, Washington Gardens, Washington Boulevard, Sections of Patrick City and Pembroke Hall, Sections of Molynes Road and roads leading off, Seaward Drive, Penwood, Olympic Gardens, sections of Waterhouse, and sections of Waltham.

The agency says the repair work is expected to be completed by 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, October 15.

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