Water main break damage and closes roads in northwest Albuquerque
Updated: 7:08 AM MDT Oct 20, 2022
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JUST GIVE IT A LITTLE TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ERIC. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OVER ON THE WEST SIDE. HERE’S KANDY CRUZ. WELL, GOOD MORNING. WE DON’T HAVE ANY, BUT WE DO HAVE A WATER MAIN BREAK AND A POSSIBLE SINKHOLE THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE COURSE BYPASS NEAR ALLISON THAT IS ALREADY CAUSING BACKUPS AND DELAYS THIS MORNING. DO WANT TO AVOID THAT AREA? YOU CAN TAKE IRVING OR ALAMEDA INSTEAD OF FROM THE NEWSRADIO 96 THREE FM TRAFFIC CENTER. THIS IS KANDY CRUZ FOR TRAFFIC WATCH 7. THANK YOU, CANDY. WE ALSO HAVE GENEVIEVE COVERING THIS AS WELL, THIS WATER MAIN BREAK OVER ON THE WEST SIDE. GENEVIEVE, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? HEY, ROLL. YES. SO THERE IS SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HERE FROM THIS WATER MAIN BREAK. I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF FRAME SO WE CAN SHOW YOU HE’S BEEN DEALING WITH THIS A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE WHILE NOW. IT’S SIGNIFICANT FLOODING TO COORS BOULEVARD NORTHWEST, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF ALLISON NORTHWEST. THE WATER AUTHORITY IS HERE AS WELL. AND THEY’VE CLOSED ALL OF NORTHBOUND COURSE BOULEVARD NORTHWEST AT ALLISON. WE HAVEN’T BEEN TOLD JUST HOW LONG IT WILL BE CLOSED BUT THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY’RE AROUND TO AVOID THE MEDIANS BECAUSE. THERE ARE SOME LARGE SINKHOLES IN. THE AREA WHICH DOES, OF COURSE, POSE A HAZARD IF YOU ARE TRYING AVOID THIS ALTOGETHER, PLEASE TAKE, IRVING OR ALAMEDA INSTEAD. BUT RIGHT NOW, TRAFFIC IS FLOWING AS GOOD AS YOU CAN AS WELL AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS MIGHT INCREASE AS TRAFFIC CONTINUES DURING THIS MORNING. ITEM GENEVIE
Water main break damage and closes roads in northwest Albuquerque
Updated: 7:08 AM MDT Oct 20, 2022
A water main break has closed Coors Blvd at Ellison Road in northwest Albuquerque. Police and crews from the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority are on scene working to repair the broken water main.Police say sinkholes have developed in the area due to the break. There is no estimate on when Coors Blvd will be reopened. Drivers are asked to avoid the area.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM —
A water main break has closed Coors Blvd at Ellison Road in northwest Albuquerque.
Police and crews from the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority are on scene working to repair the broken water main.
Police say sinkholes have developed in the area due to the break.
There is no estimate on when Coors Blvd will be reopened.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area.
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