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Hyattsville water main break disrupts US 1

Technicians at the WSSC Anacostia Depot Tuesday demonstrated how they repair a circular break on a 6-inch water main. A stainless steel clamp is fastened around the main like a Band-Aid and screwed in. Then the water valve is turned back on. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)

WASHINGTON — One lane of U.S. 1 is open in each direction after a morning water main break in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Work is underway to fix the problem U.S. 1/Baltimore Avenue at Longfellow Street.

Louis Maya of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission said it could be an all-day project.

“You know, it varies. It can take … the entire day. We don’t know until we get down to the pipe, until we shut it down and start digging,” he said.

As of early Monday, Maya says they’re not sure how many WSCC customers will be without water once the water main is shut down.

Below is a map of the affected area:

[google_map latitude=”38.957205″ longitude=”-76.940062″ zoom=”14″ height=”300px” location_label=”Water main break”]

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