Mayor Mike Duggan speaks, with Detroit Water and Sewerage Department’s Gary Brown and Great Lakes Water Authority’s Tom King, on the progress of repairs to SW Detroit homes after flooding.
The Great Lakes Water Authority released new photos of the massive replacement pipe segment being prepped for installation.
A water main break flooded several Detroit streets with water, impacting up to 200 homes on the city’s southwest side. The Great Lakes Water Authority says the 54-inch main broke near Beard Street and Rowan Street early on Monday.
The Great Lakes Water Authority said crews are continuing to work on the 54-inch water main break that broke in Southwest Detroit last week.
Southwest Detroit continues to recover from the devastating flood as the community rallies to help. The Great Lakes Water Authority told us the 19-foot replacement pipe is now on scene and crews will continue work throughout the weekend.
The Great Lakes Water Authority shared a photo of the new section of pipe that arrived Thursday to replace the broken section of water main in southwest Detroit.
The Great Lakes Water Authority also says it has removed water from the site of the water main break, and crews have excavated the area. Per a release: Based upon current conditions, it is anticipated that an approximately 12-foot section of pipe will need to be removed,
The Great Lakes Water Authority said it expects it will need at least two weeks to repair a massive 54-inch water main break that left a Southwest Detroit neighborhood flooded on Monday.
On Monday, a 54-inch steel transmission line built in the 1930s ruptured in the southeast part of the city, reported the Detroit Free Press, part of USA TODAY Network. Crews had to use inflatable boats to get through the knee-deep water, which in part aided in the rescue of about 200 people.