FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Crews are working to repair a water main break in Fort Lauderdale’s Victoria Park neighborhood.
According to city officials, a contractor in the area of Northeast Fourth Street and Seventh Avenue struck a 12-inch water main, Wednesday afternoon.
“Crews have been dispatched to assess the situation so that repairs can be made,” the city said in a tweet.
A contractor doing work in the vicinity of NE 4 Street and NE 7 Avenue in Victoria Park struck a 12-inch water main. Crews have been dispatched to assess the situation so that repairs can be made.
— City of Fort Lauderdale (@FTLCityNews) January 15, 2020
Officials issued a precautionary boil water notice for a portion of the neighborhood at 10 p.m., Wednesday.
Residents who live in the area from Northeast Second to Northeast Fifth streets between Northeast Seventh and Ninth avenues are advised to boil their water until further notice.
7Skyforce HD hovered over the scene where several roads could be seen underneath floodwaters, which have since receded.
“These are not surprises,” resident Sylvia Lewis said. “It is an inconvenience, obviously. Traffic is really backed up, people get irate. People won’t come here. They’ll sell. You know, they won’t want to come here if they don’t they make it pleasant, and right now, it’s a little iffy.”
“There’s a big problem for us,” another resident said.
Crews have closed the intersection of Northeast Fourth Street and Seventh Avenue while they work to repair the break.
The water main break comes weeks after numerous breaks sent nearly 130 million gallons of raw sewage spilling into the streets, waterways and homes of the Victoria Park, Rio Vista and Beverly Heights neighborhoods.
Those breaks were caused by aging pipes that burst because they were not replaced in time.
Officials said the water main break is not related to the sewage cleanup and the work to replace a 16-inch pipe in Victoria Park.
“They’ve got a problem here, and it’s kind of sad,” resident Robert Dean said. “I mean, they’re working so hard to get the infrastructure back together, and two steps forward and one back.”
Officials said crews are shutting off valves that control the water flow at the site of the rupture.
“Properties on the north and south sides of Northeast Fourth Street from Federal Highway to Northeast Eighth Avenue should expect low pressure and interruptions in water service until repairs can be completed,” officials said in a statement.
Drivers in the area are urged to seek alternate routes.
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