Crime & Safety
Massachusetts Avenue Open Again After Water Main Break
Street reopens after water main break stopped traffic for nearly 12 hours yesterday.
Massachusetts Avenue has reopened after a water main break yesteday morning that shut the street down in both directions for nearly 12 hours.
Tuesday morning, a water main break in Arlington Heights caused police and the Department of Public Works to detour traffic between Richardson (by Dunkin' Donuts) and Appleton Street (Video Horizons).
Captain Robert Bongiorno of the Arlington Police Department said: "Construction is ongoing, but Mass. Ave. is now open. I don't have a cause, nor do I know if water has been restored."
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Calls to the Department of Public Works for comment were not returned as of this afternoon.
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