UPDATE: The water main break was repaired Friday afternoon.
RELATED: East 9th water main break repaired; road open one lane each direction
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A water main break has shut down a busy street in downtown Cleveland.
The Cleveland Water Department was called to East 9th Street and Rockwell Avenue for a water main break around 3 a.m. Friday.
East 9th Street is currently closed from Rockwell Avenue to St Clair Avenue for ongoing repair work.
Crews are actively working to isolate the break and shut off the water.
Avoid the area.
No word at this point on how many businesses or homes are impacted and without water.
Cleveland Water released the following statement:
"There appears to be a leak on a 2” connection line. We’ve had crews on site working to stop the water flow. Unfortunately on downtown streets there’s a lot of underground infrastructure to contend with so it’s been a slower than normal process. Once we get the water flow stopped we can excavate and make repairs."
If you thought the water main break Friday caused a mess in downtown Cleveland, check out this News 5 report from January of 2000 of a water main break that flooded the 815 Superior building and caused major issues in Cleveland:
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