Large water main break shuts down West 117th Street at Madison Avenue on Lakewood-Cleveland Border

CLEVELAND — A large water main break shut down part of the busy intersection of West 117^th Street at Madison Avenue on the Cleveland/Lakewood border Wednesday morning. Multiple businesses nearby have also been impacted.

The noise and destruction to the roadway don't exactly attract new customers to Jason Brooks's new BBQ restaurant, Sweet Pork Wilson’s.

“I am hoping Santa Claus brings me a big gift to deal with this whole situation here,” said Brooks. “This is nuts.”

Brooks came into work Wednesday morning after learning of a water main break just feet away from his front doors.

“We found a pool in the basement,” said Brooks. “We found a little Lake Erie down in the basement.”

All food, equipment, and appliances kept in the basement are total losses. He just opened the restaurant three and a half months ago.

“I have never seen anything like this before in my life, I don't know what to do.”

Building owner Kosta Almiroudis has called in clean-up crews as all of his tenets are impacted. He’s overwhelmed with concerns about things, ranging from insurance, to potential lingering infrastructure issues.

“Same thing happened with the barber shop next door, my wife's salon,” said Almiroudis. “Every single one of these people have put their businesses together. It’s their first business and they are small business owners so we will see.”

Cleveland Water is still working to repair the damages but said the water is safe to consume. Brooks hopes his business can stay afloat while being closed for the near future.

“Stick with us,” Brooks added. “We will keep pushing forward.”

The RTA station is just steps away, making it very challenging for people to safely walk to their destination and cross the road.

Cleveland Water is on the scene working to fix the break.

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