North Wheeling Water Issues Lead To Outage, Street Closure
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About 100 customers in North Wheeling are without water Monday afternoon and part of Market Street in the area is blocked off as crews work on a water valve and main underneath Market Street.
Assistant City Manager Bill Lanaham said crews were replacing a water valve that was original to the system dating back to the 1840s. The crew though it had the water flow to the valve restricted, but Lanham said that didn’t hold, which impacted a 30-inch water line and another 20-inch line.
Water flow was stopped on the line and the crews were digging under Market Street between 7th and 8th streets to fix the problem. Lanaham said Market Street in that section will be closed until repairs are complete. Water should be restored by Monday evening, he added, but there could be some brown water due to sediment. Affected residents should boil water until given the all-clear from the city.