In New York, water pipes broke again and paralyzed the work of the subway

On the morning of January 19 in the Central Park West area в New York broke through the water supply. As a result, flooded nearby streets and paralyzed the work of three metro lines. This is the second major breakthrough in a week, according to the publication. NY Daily News.

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What happened

At about 19:7 a.m. on January 30, a 30-centimeter valve burst at the corner of 102nd Street and Central Park West. Water flooded the streets and stopped trains on metro lines A, C and D.

FDNY personnel quickly arrived on the scene and brought the breach under control. City environmental department crews shut off the water. "Our main concern is the subway station," said FDNY Battalion Chief Michael McCrory.

The metro was suspended between 59th and 125th streets on lines A, C and D all morning, while transit crews assessed the damage. According to Sally Librera, vice president of NYC Transit, water has risen below the third rail of the subway.

Therefore, the MTA completely de-energized all the paths south of 86th Street and north of 116th Street. Also, the MTA called the city responsible for the slow response to the incident, the newspaper notes. AM New York.

Librera noted that the Department of Environmental Protection turned off the highway only at 9 am, 90 minutes after the breakthrough.

DEP staff repaired the valve by 13:10 p.m. As reported by MTA and the City Department of Emergency Situations, service resumed with delays on the lines.

Speaking about the reasons, one of the DEP workers noted that a breakthrough could have occurred due to the salt that scattered to melt the snow. In turn, McCrory noted that the breakthrough may be related to the weather: "These pipes are old and tend to freeze."

The reaction of the townspeople

The second subway shutdown in a week outraged New Yorkers. “I don’t care if the water main broke, I have to get to work,” said an angry passenger on the A train stopped in the Manhattan area. - I'm late, I just need to get to work. This happened last week too.”

DEP spokeswoman Edward Timbers said some 80 houses between 101st and 103rd streets in Central Park West were left without water on the morning of January 19th. By 14:00, the repair work was completed, and the water supply to the houses was restored.

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