CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Utility crews had to close a portion of a busy Charlotte road while they work to repair and replace a broken water pipe.
https://twitter.com/wsoctv/status/649236074879971328
Crews replaced roughly 20 feet of 12-inch drinking water pipe in the 1900 block of Beatties Ford Road after a water main break created a sinkhole Wednesday morning.
The pipe was fixed and water pressure was restored around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Beatties Ford was blocked from Lasalle Street to Estelle Street.
https://twitter.com/CLTWater/status/649235077243645953
Drivers were detoured onto LaSalle or Oaklawn Avenue onto Statesville Avenue.
Residents in the area may have low or no water pressure while repair work takes place.
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