Traffic & Transit
Tractor-Trailer Strikes Hydrant, Causes Flooding In Hamden
The crash caused a water main break and local flooding, fire officials say: BREAKING
HAMDEN, CT — A tractor-trailer struck a fire hydrant, causing a water main break and local street flooding in front of Whitney Towers apartments on 2405 Whitney Avenue, according to fire officials.
The Regional Water Authority is at the scene to start repairs, which officials say will take hours. Water service in the area may be temporarily interrupted and or discolored during the process, according to the fire department.
Officials are advising motorists to use caution in the area.
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This story will be updated when more information is available.
Hydrant IFO 2405 Whitney Avenue hit by passing tractor trailer, causing water-main break and local flooding. @SC_CT_RWA Be careful in the area, undermining is possible. #Hamden #Firefighters pic.twitter.com/ZAkoedxge5
— Hamden Fire Dept (@HamdenFireDept) July 29, 2019
We shut down the water main between School Street and Colonial Drive in order to make repairs. This will affect 12 customers between 2404 and 2447 Whitney Avenue.
— Regional Water Authority (@SC_CT_RWA) July 29, 2019
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