A portion of East Monument Avenue is blocked in Dayton while crews make repairs to a broken water main Friday morning.
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The break is on East Monument Avenue near Keowee Street and was first reported around 8 p.m. Thursday.
Work crews are on the scene and have dug up part of the road to make repairs, according to our reporter on the scene.
Massive water main break on E Monument in Dayton. Road is closed. Water is still coming out. @whiotv pic.twitter.com/dHfe7BGvWD
— Kayla Courvell (@KCourvellWHIO) November 8, 2019
Temperature change and old pipes were blamed for the break, according to work crews.
It is unknown how long East Monument Avenue is expected to be blocked.
We’ll update this story as we learn more.