More water pipes burst in Venice, Hollywood as Sunset Strip repairs enter day 4
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Set us as preferred A section of Sunset Boulevard remained closed on Sunday because of last week’s destructive water main break, with officials saying they didn’t know when repairs to the 110-year-old pipe would be completed or the street reopened.“While there is no set completion date yet, our crews remain dedicated to finishing the repairs as quickly and safely as possible,” the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said in a Sunday release.Some West Hollywood residents remained displaced Sunday from apartments where underground garages were flooded by Thursday’s water main rupture.And some businesses near the scene remained indefinitely closed.Vanessa Lopez, an LADWP spokeswoman, said that two other water pipe ruptures on Saturday — one in Venice and another in Hollywood — had been repaired.The city received a report of yet another break on an 8-inch water main at 1501 Lincoln Blvd.
on Sunday morning, she said, which crews were still working to repair.Lopez said those breaks were not related to each other or to Thursday’s fracture of the far bigger pipe in West Hollywood, which was constructed in 1916.California Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time while crews repair pipe and the road itself after a major trunk line ruptured Thursday.Officials said Sunday that Sunset Boulevard remains closed between Sherbourne Drive and San Vicente Boulevard, with limited local access on nearby streets including Cynthia and San Vicente.City officials urged the public to avoid the area.LADWP said tap water in West Hollywood remains safe to drink, but officials encouraged residents to conserve.With the 36-inch water transmission line undergoing repairs, West Hollywood is currently being served by an 8-inch distribution pipe.
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