Crime & Safety
Those Are The Breaks, Hoboken: More Water Mains Burst (PHOTOS)
Hoboken saw two more water main breaks. Mayor Bhalla ordered Suez Water to shut down operations in SW Hoboken.
HOBOKEN, NJ -- A city under siege by repeated water main breaks saw two more incidents over the weekend, Hoboken officials reported.
On Saturday morning, a main break at Newark and Hudson streets caused service disruptions in the area and snarled nearby traffic. Mayor Ravinder Bhalla said that the break was located next to "many service lines and fiber optics" and required repair work from Fletcher Creamer and Verizon.
Suez Water reported Saturday evening that repairs were made to a 16-inch water main in the area. Roads remained closed to the affected zone and surrounding streets.
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#Hoboken 3:20 update Crews are working hard to repair the 16 inch water main located at Newark and Hudson. Traffic remains closed at Hudson and 1st and Newark between River and Washington. Thank you for your continued patience. pic.twitter.com/xS1Q6T1jGs
— SUEZ Water NJ (@SUEZwaterNJ) August 25, 2018
#Hoboken 11:30 am update on the water main break located at Newark Street and Hudson Street. Repairs were completed yesterday evening. Crews are currently working on paving the affected area. pic.twitter.com/GuyuipuWYj
— SUEZ Water NJ (@SUEZwaterNJ) August 26, 2018
Visited water break again this afternoon. 16" main is in center & many service lines and fiber optics all around. Fletcher Creamer is making repairs to the water main, Verizon making minor repairs. Working to have water main fully repaired, asphalt in and blacktop by tonight. pic.twitter.com/KkroFG3euS
— Ravinder S. Bhalla (@RaviBhalla) August 25, 2018
The incident at Newark and Hudson came just four days after Suez repaired a separate water main break at the intersection of Observer Highway and Jefferson Street. Residents of a nearby apartment building on Adams Street were still without water a day later.
- See related article: Hoboken Main Breaks, Building Left With No Water
Major water main break at Observer/Jefferson. The repair is in progress. Observer is closed from Madison to Adams, Jefferson is closed south of 1st. We will provide updates as they develop. pic.twitter.com/0bUrQ4E1vJ
— City of Hoboken (@CityofHoboken) August 20, 2018
On Sunday, another water main broke in Hoboken... this time on 13th between Madison and Jefferson streets.
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A water main broke on 13th b/n Madison and Jefferson and is being repaired. Mayor Bhalla has ordered SUEZ Water to immediately end work on its water meter pit project in SW Hoboken and other non-emergent operations until the cause of the frequent breaks is fully investigated.
— City of Hoboken (@CityofHoboken) August 26, 2018
Following Sunday's break, Bhalla ordered SUEZ Water to immediately end work on its water meter pit project in southwest Hoboken and other non-emergent operations "until the cause of the frequent breaks is fully investigated."
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Photo: Ravi Bhalla, Mayor of Hoboken
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