THE ALBUQUERQUE WATER MAIN BREAK ON INDIAN SCHOOL BETWEEN SAN PEDRO AND LOUISIANA IS FIXED. THAT FROM DAVID MORRIS WITH THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY. THE SIX INCH WATER LINE BROKE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, CAUSING A SINKHOLE IN THE ROAD AND WATER OUTAGES FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS. MORRIS TELLS US THOSE OUTAGES ARE OVER.
HE ALSO SAYS THIS WATER MAIN BREAK WAS MORE DRAMATIC THAN MOST. THAT’S BECAUSE A WOMAN’S SUV WAS SWALLOWED UP BY THE WATER. SHE ESCAPED UNHARMED.
MORRIS SAYS THEY SHOULD HAVE THE ROAD BACK TO NORMAL BY MID WEEK. HE SAYS THE CITY REPAIRS ABOUT 700 WATER MAIN BREAKS A YEAR.