Traffic & Transit
Tucson Traffic Alert: Fairview Closed After Water Main Break
A 52-year-old water main broke, forcing what's expected to be a two-week closure to replace a 400-foot section.
TUCSON, AZ – If you're planning to travel by Fairview Avenue, you might want to wait. For about two weeks. Tucson Water says that a 52-year-old water main broke.
The water department says that the pipe had been designed to last 50 years.
A 400-foot section of the pipe will have to be replaced. The process will take about two weeks.
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Tucson Water says that Fairview Avenue will be closed from Thurber Road to Simmons Road during the process.
They want people to drive carefully while the work is going on.
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