ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WXYZ) — Workers with the Royal Oak Department of Public Service are working to repair a water main break on Woodward Avenue and Catalpa Drive.
Watch the report from our 6 a.m. show and footage from Chopper 7
The northbound side is impassable due to the break. Chopper 7 shows that the flooding stretches about five lanes of traffic; as of 10:30 a.m., two of the northbound left lanes have been opened and two lanes are blocked for construction vehicles.
The water main break was reported just before 3:30 a.m. Thursday, but DPS says there are no issues requiring a boil water advisory.
Officials say that the water is off for "about four streets and just basically four blocks on Woodward from Catalpa going north to Greenleaf and Woodward." We're told there are a handful of businesses in that area that temporarily don't have water.
Public works vehicles have shown up since we got to the scene at 4:30 a.m., and we have noticed significant improvement just in the past hour.
Royal Oak officials estimate the water will be restored in this area around 1 p.m.
