Broken water main to slow down Mesa trafficWith any large infrastructure where you have sewer pipes and water mains, any engineer that works on these things knows that over the years you have to routinely replace the pipes that wear out.I think water pipelines like these have a typical life span of something like 50 years. Of course our government masters never routinely replace this stuff because they would rather give the cold hard cash they collect from us in taxes to the special interest groups that gave them bribes, oops I mean campaign contributions. And of course that is why we have these problems with water mains routinely breaking open and flooding city streets like this one. Broken water main to slow down Mesa traffic By Matthew Longdon The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team Thu Aug 8, 2013 8:42 PM Mesa drivers should expect slow traffic along Broadway Road all day Friday as construction crews repair a broken water main, according to the Mesa Water Resource Department. The water main broke late Thursday afternoon and crews were on scene that night trying to determine the extent of the damage, city spokesperson Kimberly Nelson said. Broadway Road will be restricted Friday to one lane in both directions between Dobson Road and the Price Freeway. City officials say the restrictions could last through the weekend. Nelson said the pipe appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s and broke from wear and tear. When it broke, it damaged the pavement, which is causing the lane restrictions, she said. Nelson said two businesses appear to be without water due to the break. No homes reported water loss, she added.
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