Service has been restored after a water main break that caused a major mess in Boston Monday morning. But the cause of the break remains under investigation.
The repair effort continued overnight, and crews finished fixing the pipe around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Paving in the area of the massive hole that was left behind on Northampton and Tremont streets after the road buckled Monday began later in the morning.
The city's water department said online around 8:45 a.m. that water service had been restored on Northampton Street and crews had finished backfilling the hole left by the water main break. A paving contractor was scheduled to conduct roadway restoration Tuesday, the city said.
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Monday morning, water was gushing from the broken water main, leaving major street flooding. A Subaru ended up being swallowed into the sinkhole that formed as a result, and some apartments even had some flooding in the area as well.
The broken pipe dates back to the 1870s, according to city officials, and was rehabilitated in the 1970s. The ordeal made for a shock early Monday morning.
"I’ve never experienced a flooding in my apartment so it was scary and I was kind of confused because I just woke up out of my sleep and saw everything in water," Stephany Perez said.
This is the third water main break in the last four days, according to city officials. Once the hole has been filled, crews will move on to paving it over.
