Water Main Break Shuts Down Route 19 in Cranberry

A portion of Route 19 in Cranberry has been shut down because of a water main break.

The northbound lanes of the highway are closed between The Streets of Cranberry shopping plaza and Rochester Road.

PennDOT and Cranberry's public works crews are on the scene. Fire police officers also are directing traffic.

Motorists can expect heavy traffic delays in the area.

Jason Dailey, Cranberry's director of public works, said a pipe ruptured beneath the road near the Dentistry for Kids office at about 5 p.m. The break caused water to flood the parking lot area in front of the dentist's office.

Water also is running down the closed portion of Route 19.

Dailey said crews are expected to have to work throughout the evening to repair the line, which he said is likely a 12-inch pipe.

"These are not typical," he said of the water main break.

It is unknown when the road will reopen.

Check back with Cranberry Patch for updates.