Water Main Break In Lower Merion Causes Icy Roads

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA – Lower Merion Township officials said a water main broke at on Woodfield Road between Montgomery Avenue and Ivywood Lane in the Villanova section of the township overnight. The break has caused a heavy build up of ice on Montgomery Avenue and closed Woodfield Road, officials said.

Aqua PA officials said said a 6-inch cast iron water main broke at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

Water was shut down at 3:30 a.m. and service was restored by 6 a.m., Aqua officials said.

Aqua PA and township crews are working at the Gulph Creek Pump Station to fix the issue, which has affected a sanitary sewer line, the township said.

Aqua said there were only three to five customers that were affected by the break.

Patch will update the story as more details are made available.

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