A water main break has occurred on NC16 Business just north of NC73 around 6:30 on Wednesday evening. Crews arrived at 7:00 to begin assessing the situation and to isolate the water outage to as small an area as possible.
Due to the waterline being located under NC16 Business in this area motorists are encouraged to avoid this portion of NC16 Business due to road closures.
Isolation of the impacted area occurred around 9:00PM. Water pressures should begin to increase for residences in the area. Due to air in the lines it may be necessary to run your faucet to help flush air out of the lines. Cloudiness of the water in normal after a break but the water remains safe to drink.
Businesses along NC73 between N/S Pilot Knob Rd and NC16 Bypass may experiences outages as crews work to repair the water line.
Interruptions to motorists will continue through Thursday morning as roadway repairs will be necessary to reopen the roadway. Motorist should seek alternate routes for their morning commutes and allow additional time to navigate the area.
**As the extent of the outage is more understood staff will work to update this messaging.**