Water main breaks cause flooding and road closure in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
Road ClosureMultiple water main breaks caused flooding near East First Street, Pittsburgh. Water is rising and threatens to flood both lanes of the road. Officers are managing traffic and trying to locate and shut off the water source. Additional water issues were reported at nearby locations. Traffic flow is maintained for now, but full road flooding is possible if the water is not stopped.
Audio|Source: North Police Ch. 1
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Transcript:
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All right, change my location to near East First Street, right at the corner of Woodland Avenue.
00:10
That's where this massive break is.
00:21
In 3316, if you can go down to Freeport Road and slow traffic down where it floods during heavy rain, I'd appreciate it.
00:34
Check thing copy, I'm going to be pulling up there in a minute.
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3 3. 2026.
00:46
Two additional calls regarding the water main break.
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One at near Freeport Road, another near Lickford Draft.
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You want me to do it on me?
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I have the authority up here.
01:03
There's three lines that come into them.
01:05
They're attempting to find which one is blowing up.
01:11
Great. All right.
01:20
3316.
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I'm able to 26.
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I'm able to keep two lanes open flowing right now.
01:32
But if the water doesn't get shut off here real soon,
01:36
both of these lanes are probably going to be flooded.
01:40
All right.
01:42
They got two thousand to trees off.
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Try to find that server.
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One.
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Location mentioned:
Near E 1st St, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
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