Posted on 12/24/2018 3:39:08 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
A 96-year-old water main burst in a South Los Angeles neighborhood Friday, sending water bubbling up above the pavement, flooding streets and creating a void that submerged cars.
It took the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power more than four hours to fully shut off the 24-inch cast iron main as water inundated the neighborhood at 55th Street and Towne Avenue.
About 30 adults and 20 children were displaced from their homes; the Fred Roberts Recreation Center was set up as a temporary shelter.
LADWP is covering the cost of hotel stays for some affected residents while crews do cleanup and repair, Shavely said.
The break provided an unsettling reminder of Los Angeles’ crumbling water infrastructure, which has been a recurring problem for years. Large sections of the water system are old and corroded, and the water district faces a continuous challenge in trying to replace the infrastructure before breaks occur.
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December 26, 2018 at 11:30 am
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/12/26/water-main-break-buckles-santa-ana-road/
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