Yet another water main breaks in Fort Lauderdale. City issues a boil water notice
Fort Lauderdale crews rushed to fix yet another water main break Monday that left some residents with low water pressure and forced others to boil their water before using it.
The break, which affected a 6-inch pipe, happened near Broward Boulevard and Southeast Eighth Avenue. This is the 10th water main or sewer break in Fort Lauderdale since early December.
The City of Fort Lauderdale is issuing a precautionary boil water notice effective immediately to four properties near 800 E Broward Boulevard where crews are performing emergency repairs on a 6-inch water main.
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City workers are on site cutting asphalt in preparation for digging work. Once they finish that, they will work on the excavation to expose the damaged area of pipe and repair it.
The city issued a precautionary boil water notice at 5:10 p.m. Monday for residents of the area. The advisory will remain in place for at least the next two days while workers complete repairs. But the advisory could be extended until the water passes a safety test.
The properties affected by the incident: 800 E. Broward Blvd. (a six-story low-rise named Cumberland Building), 100 SE Eighth Ave., 104 SE Eighth Ave., and 108 SE Eighth Ave.
Residents must boil all water that is being used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth and washing dishes for at least a minute.
The city also issued a traffic advisory. The southernmost eastbound lane of Broward Boulevard is closed from Federal Highway to Southeast Eighth Avenue. Drivers can’t access southbound Southeast Eighth Avenue from Broward Boulevard. Northbound traffic on Southeast Eighth Avenue will be detoured to Federal Highway via Southeast First Street.
