A water main break near 1972 Akron Peninsula Road has been repaired, and the road is open again.
The roadway collapsed and formed a sinkhole after the break July 29, said Stephanie Marsh, director of communications for the city of Akron. A car drove into it, and the person involved in the accident declined medical care.
Director of Public Service Chris Ludle said his team received a call at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday that there was a water main break. Their inspector arrived on site at 2 p.m., isolated the break between valves and placed cones to close off the street from traffic.
There was no de-pressurization to the system, so no boil advisory was needed, Ludle said.
The person involved in the accident drove around cones and into the hole where the break occurred, he said. Akron water employees went into the hole to help the driver get out of the car.
The repair was completed at 3 a.m. July 30, he said. The main was a 12-inch 1961 ductile iron water main.
Water was off from approximately 3 p.m. July 29 to 2 a.m. July 30, Marsh said.
As of July 24, 345 water mains had broken in Akron. The city’s aging pipe distribution system is one of the biggest causes behind these breaks.
This story has been updated with additional information.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Water main break on Akron Peninsula that caused sinkhole, accident repaired
Reporting by Lauren Cohen, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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