UPDATED: Sun, 11:31 a.m.
PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois American Water officials updated local media early Sunday, a little over 12 hours since their crews began a response to repair a water main break that occurred at Hamilton Boulevard and Southwest Jefferson Ave. the prior evening.
Initial images and video can be seen here — as onlookers first noticed water gushing from the pipes at the bustling downtown intersection Saturday evening.
Road work was being done in areas not far from the break.
In an updated news release, Illinois American says crews had been working through the late night hours Saturday and into Sunday morning on repairs.
They’ve asked drivers to avoid the area as work continued through the early part of the day Sunday.
A statement went further, saying the area water utility did “not know the cause of the main break at this time”. It goes further, stating they continue the repair effort, likely with “minimal customer impact”
“We commend our teams of employees who have worked safely through the night and today in cold temperatures,” the statement ended.
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PEORIA, Ill. –Downtown drivers may be well advised to watch out around Jefferson and Hamilton Boulevard as a water main break in the area may create slick conditions.
Initial reports came into the WMBD newsroom just before 7 p.m., video from the site of the break. In the video, you can see crews rushing the fix the issue as water rushes out from the underground pipe.
To the left, another image taken from the scene by a senior Midwest 360 staff manager.
There are no reports of injuries related to the break.
Notes have been sent to local roads managers and those with Illinois American Water who might be able to shed more light on what led to the break.
Orange barrels and what appear to be construction related barriers also littered the nearby roadway indicating a potential link, but that’s not confirmed.
