CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – Charlotte Water is responding to yet another water main break affecting customers.
Charlotte Water says it responded to the break underneath South Tryon Street near East 23rd Street.
For at least three hours, customers near East 3rd street and the 100 block near south Tryon Street, 300 block near South College Street.
Last week, a much more widespread water main break affected the entire Charlotte metro. A ‘boil water’ advisory was lifted for Charlotte after being issued for 48 hours. Repairs on that water main are expected to be difficult, is that pipe is 36 inches wide and 15 feet underground. The break occurred near the 1400 block of Remount Road on Monday.
On Sunday, crews at the latest water main break told fox 46 they expected to be out through at least midday.
Fox 46 is on the scene and will have more information as it comes into the newsroom.
