Aging Water Main Breaks Near Massachusetts Avenue

February 18, 2015 3:15 p.m.

Repairs should be finished and water service returned after a water main break Wednesday morning near Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda.

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission said the 87-year-old, 10-inch main on Wiscasset Road was found this morning.

Water from the break was flowing down a hill to near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Goldsboro Road, causing traffic issues.

WSSC said crews should be finished repairing the break and water service should be back by 3 p.m.

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WSSC will then backfill the hole.

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