BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Over two dozen businesses and homes were without water for hours on Tuesday as crews worked to repair a water main break along Library Road in Bethel Park.
A 12-in water main ruptured during the morning commute, shutting down Route 88 (Library Road) near the intersection with Beagle Drive.
A spokesperson for American Water said 25 customers and several businesses are impacted.
“Ductile iron mains, they get colder, get brittle, that can cause... it puts stress on the pipe for sure,” retired Pennsylvania American Water employee Rob Frost said.
Crews worked in single-digit temperatures to repair the leak, which caused slick conditions along the road -- a challenging situation for workers.
“It’s tough. Temperatures are frigid, the water is cold, everything ices up, it does get wet. It’s just a bad situation. You should feel for them, Frost said.
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