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Water main break closes streets in the Loop

Crews are on site. Several blocks are closed to traffic.

A repair crew with a backhoe excavating a street to reach the pipes below
Photo: Tomwsulcer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

The Short Version

What changed
A water main break closed several blocks of streets in the Loop.
Who it hits
Drivers, bus riders and businesses on the closed blocks.
What happens next
Crews are on site. This story is updated as streets reopen.
What you can do
Route around the closed blocks and check the latest update before you go.

Crews are on site. Several blocks are closed to traffic.

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What happens next

Crews are on site. This story is updated as streets reopen.

What you can do

Route around the closed blocks and check the latest update before you go.

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