Update 1:00 p.m.
The section of 3rd Avenue between Victoria Street and Brunswick Street has reopened to vehicular traffic following an operation to repair a water main that burst yesterday evening near the intersection of 3rd and Victoria.
Update 8:00 AM
3rd Avenue between Victoria Street and Brunswick Stree remains closed.
Emergency vehicles will NOT have access.
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Repairs are underway following a water main break at 3rd Avenue and Victoria Street, tonight (Thursday).
3rd Avenue is currently closed between Victoria and Brunswick as crews excavate the site.
Work will continue overnight and it’s believed the failure occurred in a large, cast iron water pipe installed in 1956.
Only properties on the south side of 3rd Avenue in the vicinity of the leak have no water service at the present time.
According to the city, shutting off the main may have caused some short-term disruptions of service or dirty water in the area.
Any residents should run their water until it’s clean.
They are encouraged to call 3-1-1 to report persistent water service problems.
City crews are on the scene of a possible water main break near the intersection of 3rd and Victoria. The cause of the issue is not yet known. Although the water flow has stopped, both ends of 3rd between Victoria and Brunswick are blocked to traffic. pic.twitter.com/vN7Veh8ryn
— Prince George, BC (@CityofPG) November 15, 2019