UPDATE @ 10:47 a.m.
The water main break has been fixed and the road is clear for drivers.
The break was not weather related but due to the age of the water main, officials said.
Water was shut off from 4 to 7:30 a.m. Two affected businesses, nightclubs, were closed during the break so business was not disrupted.
The city of Dayton has had 12 main breaks this winter, which is less than half of usual number. They attribute that to mild weather.
The city of Dayton is spending about $8 million to replace old water mains. The city is in the fourth year of a 10-year replacement plan.
EARLIER REPORT
A large water main break is expected to have traffic restricted for several hours in the area of North Jefferson and East Second streets in Dayton.
The break was first reported at the intersection around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday and officers immediately blocked the intersection.
An officer at the scene called the break “probably the worst one I’ve ever seen” according to police scanner traffic.
These signs do NOT apply to the @GDRTA... The right lane was just re-opened so that buses can continue their routes. pic.twitter.com/VA3ol67Oa7
— Lauren Clark (@LClarkWHIO) February 22, 2017
A maintenance worker told our crew on the scene traffic on North Jefferson Street is expected to be restricted for several hours, possibly all day, between East Second and East Third streets.
One northbound lane on North Jefferson Street was reopened before 5 a.m.
We’ll update this page as new information becomes available.
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