ALPENA — A water main break late Monday afternoon caused a disruption of water service for a portion of Alpena and low water pressure in a large segment of the city.
City and Surez crews were able to locate and remedy the break and service was restored.
According city engineer Rich Sullenger a 24 inch water main ruptured at the intersection of Ripley Boulevard and First Avenue.
The city shut down water service to repair the pipe, which caused an outage for some in the general vicinity.
“We have the water plant running at full production and the crews are working at replacing it,” Sullenger said.
“It was a large break and some people were without service, but things should be back to normal once it is replaced.” In the past after major water and sewer repairs were made the city has issued a boil water advisory, but Sullenger said it was too early to tell if that would be needed in this instance.
I’m not sure,”Sullenger said.
The scene of a water main break at First Avenue and Ripley Boulevard.
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