Decatur near Washington reopens partly after water main break
A traffic control man jumps over water break on southbound Decatur Boulevard as seen on Thursday April 24, 2014. The water main break shut down southbound Decatur between Washington Avenue and U.S. 95.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Southbound Decatur Boulevard as seen on Thursday April 24, 2014. The water main break shut down southbound Decatur between Washington Avenue and U.S. 95.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Southbound traffic on Decatur Boulevard is diverted after a water main break near Friendly Ford on Thursday April 24, 2014. The water main break shut down southbound Decatur between Washington Avenue and U.S. 95.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Southbound Decatur Boulevard as seen on Thursday April 24, 2014. The water main break shut down southbound Decatur between Washington Avenue and U.S. 95.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A traffic control worker sets up cones at the water break on Decatur Boulevard on Thursday April 24, 2014. The leak shut down southbound Decatur between Washington Avenue and U.S. 95.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are urging commuters to avoid Decatur Boulevard after a Thursday morning water main break.
Decatur was shut down in both directions just after 6 a.m. between Washington Avenue and Bonanza Road while the Las Vegas Valley Water District worked to stop the leak.
Northbound traffic was re-opened by 10:45 a.m., but all southbound traffic lanes were closed while the water districted waited for utility vehicles to arrive and begin make repairs, according to water district spokesman Corey Enus.
Crews with the water district have isolated the broken pipe, but there is no word on how long digging and repairs will take.
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