Officials said they do not know how many buildings will lose water as crews continue repairs to the water main, but they believe it will be a relatively small number, as most of the buildings in the area have redundant water supply systems. It wasn't immediately clear why the 20-inch pipe burst. The water main that broke was constructed in 1896, and located above the subway system, Aggarwala said. Video showed water gushing down stairwells and into the Times Square subway station. on Seventh Avenue.Īggarwala said crews arrived at the scene within 30 minutes, and were able to shut down all of the water feeding into the section at West 40th Street and Seventh Avenue within the next hour. Just before 11 a.m., the agency said all three lines were up and running, though with extensive delays.Īt a news conference around 7 a.m., Rohit Aggarwala, the commissioner of the city's Department of Environmental Protection, said a water main located 10 to 15 feet below street level burst at 3 a.m. The flooding forced the MTA to partially suspend subway service on the 1 and 3 train lines and reroute 2 trains. Officials said they expect them to remain closed throughout the day. A water main break near Times Square flooded streets and sent water cascading into the subway system early Tuesday morning, shutting down several Midtown intersections and temporarily suspending some subway service in the area.Īs crews work to excavate and repair the broken water system, roads remain closed on Seventh Avenue, between West 42nd and West 39th streets, and on West 40th Street between Eighth and Sixth avenues.
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