ALBUQUERQUE IS DEALING WITH A HIGHER-THAN-USUAL NUMBER OF WATER MAIN BREAKS … CREATING SINKHOLES THAT ARE A DANGER TO DRIVERS. IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WATER PIPES THAT BROKE ON MENAUL IN THE NORTH VALLEY AND THE UPTOWN AREA RESULTED IN SINKHOLES. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE WATER AUTHORITY SAYS OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS AREN’T THE ONLY PLACES WHERE THESE CAN OCCUR. HE TELLS US THEY CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE, AS THERE ARE VARIOUS REASONS PIPES BREAK. MORRIS SAYS IF YOU SEE WATER FLOODED ONTO A STREET, AVOID THE AREA AS IT COULD BE A WEAKENED ROADWAY. THE RATE HIKE THAT TOOK EFFECT IN JULY WILL HELP PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS LIKE WATER MAIN BREAKS.
