Mystery water main burst closes Inverloch main street
SOUTH Gippsland Water and police were on the scene of a flooded lower end of A’beckett Street, Inverloch, on Saturday, February 14, with the road closed from the pub to the hub since 11am.
SOUTH Gippsland Water and police are on the scene of a flooded lower end of A’beckett Street, Inverloch, on Saturday, February 14, with the road closed from the pub to the hub since 11am.
Business owners have variously been told that stormwater drains or a broken water main have caused the problem as thousands of litres of brown (not smelly) water flows down the street towards the Esplanade Hotel end of town at what should be a busy time on a summer weekend.
“It started shortly before 11am. I took a photo at 10.58am, so a bit before that,” said Fiona McMahon at Ray White Real Estate.
“They’ve said it’s stormwater, but we haven’t had rain obviously and the water looks like it’s coming out under pressure, so you’d think it was a broken water main.”
The bottom end of A’beckett Street has been closed off between Reilly Street and Williams Street while investigation and repairs are affected.
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