Crews have shut off the water following a water main break that flooded the southbound lanes of Rockville Pike and snarled traffic in North Bethesda, Maryland, Monday afternoon.
The break happened at Rockville Pike near Strathmore Avenue, in front of Georgetown Prep High School, said WTOP’s Kyle Cooper, who is on the scene.
As crews worked to shut off the water, the southbound, downhill lanes were blocked, but the the northbound lanes were able to get through, with some rubbernecking slowdowns, Cooper said.
The water came all the way across to the median strip.
Workers from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission are on the scene. The 16-inch water main is 64 years old. The utility has not yet released a repair time.
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WTOP’s Kyle Cooper contributed to this report.
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