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Water main break closes portion of Lee Highway for hours

Will Vitka | will.vitka@wtop.com

January 31, 2018, 7:30 AM

Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell)
海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell
A broken water main shut down a stretch of US 29 in Fairfax. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
A broken water main shut down a stretch of US 29 in Fairfax. (海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell)
海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell
The water main was confirmed broken around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
The water main was confirmed broken around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. (海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell)
海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell)
海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell
Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell)
海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell
Fairfax Water said the water main would not be repaired before Wednesday's morning rush hour commute. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
Fairfax Water said the water main would not be repaired before Wednesday’s morning rush hour commute. (海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell)
海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax County, Virginia. (海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell)
海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell
<p>Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax County, Virginia. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)</p>
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax County, Virginia. (海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell)
海角精品黑料/Michael O’Connell
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Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
A broken water main shut down a stretch of US 29 in Fairfax. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
The water main was confirmed broken around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
Fairfax Water said the water main would not be repaired before Wednesday's morning rush hour commute. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)
<p>Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax County, Virginia. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)</p>
Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (海角精品黑料/Michael O'Connell)

WASHINGTON 鈥� An early morning water main break closed U.S. 29/Lee Highway in Fairfax, Virginia, for hours on Wednesday.

The 12-inch main was confirmed broken around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at U.S. 29 and Blake Lane.

The northbound lanes reopened around 6:30 a.m.; the southbound lanes, at about 1 p.m.

Susan Miller, with Fairfax Water, told 海角精品黑料 in an email that utility crews are at the scene working to confirm the number of customers who will be without water.

Below is a map of the affected area.

海角精品黑料’s Anna Isaacs contributed to this report.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for 海角精品黑料.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining 海角精品黑料, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books鈥攁bout a dozen of them, with more to come.

will.vitka@wtop.com

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