Water Main Break Impedes Traffic On McKnight Road
UPDATE (Dec. 23, 2019) --
Crews finished up repairs and left the scene around 6:30 a.m. Monday. All northbound lanes are now reopened to traffic.
The southbound lanes are also opened to travelers.
UPDATE: Crews left the scene and all northbound lanes of McKnight are open! @KDKA https://t.co/H1f7jfAsV3
— Celina Pompeani (@CelinaPompeani) December 23, 2019
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- McKnight Road is closed northbound from the McIntyre Square jughandle to Peebles Road after a large water main break.
The break occurred in the 8000 block of McKnight Road near the Ross-McCandless line. There is also a reported water shortage in the area due to the main break.
Ross/McCandless: Water shortage/outage due to large water main break - 8000 block McKnight Rd near the Ross-McCandless line. NB McKnight Road is closed from McIntyre jughandle to Peebles.
— Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) December 22, 2019
Crews are currently working at the scene.
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