Elsewhere: Water Main Break at 4th/Bryant SFist
5:15 PM: Service has been restored and all roads have reopened after a water main broke in San Francisco’s South of Market District, causing a geyser of water to shoot 30 feet in the air, a spokesman for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission said.
The 12-inch water main broke at about 9 a.m. near the intersection of Fourth and Bryant streets when a contractor working on the Central Subway project dropped a 2-foot by 2-foot asphalt slab onto the pipe, SFPUC spokesman Tyrone Jue said.
Water had been shut off on a one-block stretch of Fourth Street between Bryant and Brannan streets after the main broke, Jue said.
Service was restored in the area by 2:30 p.m. after repairs were completed, he said.
Jue said there did not appear to be any flood damage to nearby residences and businesses.
The broken main temporarily backed up traffic on the Interstate Highway 80 off-ramp to Fourth Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Two lanes of traffic on the off-ramp were closed due to the break but were later reopened, the CHP said.
One lane of Fourth Street was also closed during the repairs but has since reopened, Jue said.
1:34 PM: A water main broke in San Francisco’s South of Market District this morning when a contractor working on the Central Subway project dropped a slab of concrete, sending a geyser of water shooting 30 feet in the air, a spokesman for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission said.
The 12-inch water main broke around 9 a.m. near the intersection of Fourth and Bryant streets when the contractor dropped a 2-foot-by-2-foot piece of concrete onto the pipe, SFPUC spokesman Tyrone Jue said.
Water has been temporarily shut off on a one-block stretch of Fourth Street near the Bay Bridge after the main broke, Jue said.
Jue said the water has been rerouted, and that water is currently shut off for a block of Fourth Street between Bryant and Brannan streets.
Service will likely be restored and repairs complete by about 2:30 p.m., Jue said.
He said that it looks like there has not been any flood damage to nearby residences and businesses.
The broken main temporarily backed up traffic on the Interstate Highway 80 off-ramp to Fourth Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two lanes of traffic on the off-ramp were closed due to the break, but were later reopened, according to the CHP.
One lane of Fourth Street is still closed for repairs, Jue said.
10:43 AM: Water has been temporarily shut off on a one-block stretch of Fourth Street near the Bay Bridge after a water main broke this morning, a spokesman for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission said.
The 12-inch water main broke around 9 a.m. in the vicinity of construction work near the intersection of Fourth and Bryant streets, SFPUC spokesman Tyrone Jue said. Officials are still unclear about the exact cause of the break.
The break sent a geyser of water shooting 30 feet in the air, according to a witness from the San Francisco Police Department.
Jue said the water has been rerouted, and that water is currently shut off for a block of Fourth Street between Bryant and Brannan streets. He said that it looks like there has not been any flood damage to nearby residences and businesses.
The broken main is backing up traffic on the Interstate Highway 80 off-ramp to Fourth Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two lanes of traffic on the off-ramp were closed as of 10:40 a.m., according to the CHP.
10:01 AM: A water main is broken on Fourth and Bryant streets in San Francisco, causing water to shoot 30 feet in the air, a San Francisco police spokesman said.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the fire department have been called to shut off the water, police spokesman Albie Esparza said.
A police officer witnessed the broken main just after 9 a.m. this morning, he said.
The broken main is backing up traffic on the Interstate Highway 80 off-ramp to Fourth Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Two lanes of traffic on the off-ramp were closed as of 9:40 a.m., according to the CHP.
