Water main breaks in Baltimore County impact multiple businesses, communities

Two water main breaks impacted multiple businesses and communities in Baltimore County on Thursday. 

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works said a 12-inch main broke at the intersection of Wise Avenue and Merritt Boulevard in Dundalk. 

DPW said 50 services were affected, including three businesses and four nearby fire hydrants. The impacted businesses appeared to be the Boulevard Diner, State Farm, and Unisex Hair Salon.

Crews responded to repair the main, and service has since been restored.

Elsewhere in Baltimore County, water was seen gushing out of the pavement at Old Court and Three Oaks roads near Milford Mill. DPW said a 16-inch main broke Thursday, forming a hole in the street and forcing drivers to find alternate routes. 

"I don't know what's going on, but that looks dangerous," a neighbor said.

Those repairs have also been completed. 

Earlier this month, another water main broke at the intersection of Kavanagh and Inverton roads in Dundalk. That break impacted 50 services, including Sandy Plains Elementary School, and trapped an SUV inside a large hole. 

On Wednesday, DPW said another water main break that created a massive sinkhole last weekend in East Baltimore had been repaired. In that incident, a 50-year-old woman escaped without injuries after her vehicle fell into the hole at N. Chester Street and Ashland Avenue. Repaving of that road was scheduled to begin Thursday. 

See the DPW's interactive maps for the latest updates on the repairs.