PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A large water main break in Southeast Portland Sunday afternoon took until Monday morning to be fixed, according to the Portland Water Bureau.
What affected customers can expect during and after main break
The 16-inch cast iron main from 1930 reportedly broke at the intersection of SE 69th Avenue and Duke Street and filled the area with water. It was fixed around 7 a.m. Monday.
But the intersection remains closed for the time being as crews put it back together.
It’s “Main Break Season,” according to the water bureau, which has responded to 75 water main breaks since the beginning of 2017.
“This is caused by very cold water running through pipes, which makes them brittle,” the Portland Water Bureau’s website states. “As the ground expands as it freezes and contracts as it thaws, this puts stress on the already brittle and aging pipes.”
The bureau says it typically has 200 main breaks per year.
KOIN 6 News will have more information as it becomes available.
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