UPDATE:
Cameron Street has reopened as of 5 p.m.
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It was a busy day on Wednesday for construction crews along Cameron Street. They spent the morning fixing a massive water main break that happened Tuesday night.
While Cameron Street was closed on Wednesday, the good news is it should be re-open by Wednesday night.
Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson says a two century old pipe froze and caused the break. "We don't know the cost or estimate of repair of line, but we already had materials online. We're absolutely replacing an eight foot piece of pipe built in the 1800s."
Mayor Thompson says she expects the road to be re-open by 8 p.m.
The pipe burst around 7:30 Tuesday night. Thompson says these frozen pipes had to shut down traffic on the busy highway. "These are the normal occurances historically in winter time going into March."
Early Wednesday morning, repair crews were out digging up the 12 layers of concrete to get to the break. When the break was reported, officials were able to turn off the valve to prevent flooding or icing on the roadway.
Thompson said safety was the first priority. "We wanted to make sure the safety works first. We felt it was necessary last night to shut down the street so when rush hour came it didn't cause problems."
CBS 21 News learned there was no need for a boil water advisory because no businesses or homes were affected along this industrial roadway.
Cameron Street has reopened as of 5 p.m.
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It was a busy day on Wednesday for construction crews along Cameron Street. They spent the morning fixing a massive water main break that happened Tuesday night.
While Cameron Street was closed on Wednesday, the good news is it should be re-open by Wednesday night.
Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson says a two century old pipe froze and caused the break. "We don't know the cost or estimate of repair of line, but we already had materials online. We're absolutely replacing an eight foot piece of pipe built in the 1800s."
Mayor Thompson says she expects the road to be re-open by 8 p.m.
The pipe burst around 7:30 Tuesday night. Thompson says these frozen pipes had to shut down traffic on the busy highway. "These are the normal occurances historically in winter time going into March."
Early Wednesday morning, repair crews were out digging up the 12 layers of concrete to get to the break. When the break was reported, officials were able to turn off the valve to prevent flooding or icing on the roadway.
Thompson said safety was the first priority. "We wanted to make sure the safety works first. We felt it was necessary last night to shut down the street so when rush hour came it didn't cause problems."
CBS 21 News learned there was no need for a boil water advisory because no businesses or homes were affected along this industrial roadway.