Water main break floods route 9 eastbound in Westborough, Westborough MA
Road ClosureA water main break is causing water to flow onto Route 9 eastbound near Chick-fil-A in Westborough. The break is not large but has led to substantial water on the roadway, potentially affecting traffic and causing road hazards. Departments of Public Works and Transportation have been notified and are assessing the situation.
Audio|Source: Westborough Police & Fire
02:26
Transcript:
00:00
Notified, DPW[1], they've got a water main break on nine eastbound in front of Chick-Foy.
00:17
304, is that one of those large ones again? Is it encroaching on any lanes?
00:26
I'm just getting out to a uninfected now.
00:32
W3-204.
00:43
Good.
00:45
On the phone at DBW now,
00:47
is it just leaking up or is it like before when it was a big break?
00:55
It's coming out.
00:56
It's not a huge break, but just quite a bit of water on the roadway out here.
01:01
Freezy.
01:17
You all set down there, you want me to come down there and help?
01:29
No,
01:30
I'm okay.
01:32
Station W, if you want them know that it appears to be from the patch that they just fixed, it's coming up on that location again.
01:40
Received, I just got off the phone with him.
01:42
He's making his way in now, but I will notify him with that.
01:47
W3 or 4.
01:51
Good.
01:53
All right, we're going to need DOT out there.
02:02
It doesn't appear that the road's compromised at this point, but it's definitely coming from the intersection.
02:11
There are you seed.
02:15
290W.
02:16
Station W.
02:20
We'll let DPW[1] get out there and assess the situation.
02:23
We can advise DOT once we get a better read on it.
Police codes explained
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[1]
DPW: Department of Public Works
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Location mentioned:
Near Turnpike Rd, Westborough, MA 01581
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