BRISTOL, Va. — UPDATE (9:58 p.m. Monday) According to City Manager Randy Eads, Bristol City Hall will open Tuesday at 10 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. due to the water situation.
Eads said no other city services will be affected.
UPDATE (9:06 p.m. Monday) Bristol, Virginia Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, September 10th due to the water outage and boil notice.
The BVU Authority has issued a boil water notice for customers supplied by BVU’s water distribution system in and around Bristol’s downtown areas.
That includes the areas of State Street, Euclid Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue.
This is a precautionary notice as BVU works to resolve a water main break off Goodson Street.
BVU expects to restore water service to all customers around midnight September 11th.
“BVU personnel are working to repair the water breaks in the safest and most expedient manner possible," explains Christopher Hall, BVU spokesperson.
"This notice is a precautionary measure to protect public health until test results confirm the water remains safe for human consumption."
Complete list of impacted streets: Bluff Street Bob Morrison Blvd Bradley Street Buchanan Street Buford Street Carter Street Clark Street Clinton Ave Commonwealth (from Spurgeon Lan to State Street) Crescent Drive Crockett St Cumberland Street Daniel Street Danville Drive Division Street East State Street (Virginia Side only) Fairmont Ave Fairview Street Floyd Street Gate City Highway (From Bradley Street to Euclid Ave) Highland Avenue James Street Johnson Street King Street Lawerence Ave Lewis Street Lexington Street MLK Jr Boulevard (Maple Street to State Line) Maple Street Meadow Drive Miller Street Moore Street Norfolk Ave (from Mary Street – South to State Line) Park Street Pearl Street (from Arlington Ave to State Line) Peter Street Piedmont Ave Prince Street Randolph Street Russell Street Scott Street Seward Avenue Short Street Solar Street Spencer Street Sullins Street Sycamore Street Virginia Street Wagner Road (South of Bradley Street) Wagner Alley Washington Street West State Street (Virginia Side Only) Williams Street Winston Alley Winston Street