Traffic & Transit

Water Main Break In Worcester Closes Grafton Street

The water main break reported near 7 p.m. Tuesday closed a portion of Grafton Street east of Plantation Street.

Avoid Grafton Street in Worcester Tuesday due to a water main break.
Avoid Grafton Street in Worcester Tuesday due to a water main break. (Patch file photo)

WORCESTER, MA — Drivers in Worcester should plan to avoid lower Grafton Street Tuesday morning due to a water main break.

The break closed both directions of Grafton near Valmor Street, which is near the Dairy Queen restaurant east of Plantation Street.

Worcester police did not immediately provide an estimate of how long the road would be closed, but said drivers should seek alternate routes Tuesday.

Here's a map of where the break happened: