Garden of the Gods Rd. still closed while crews lay asphalt after water main break
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Garden of the Gods Road is closed for a third night Thursday following a huge water main break that happened on Tuesday.
Around noon on Tuesday, reports came in of a massive water main break. Police shut down Garden of the Gods Rd. between N. Chestnut St. and Rusina Rd.
Initially, police reported the road would be closed for hours. However, Colorado Springs Utilities said the closure would last for several days.
Colorado Springs Utilities says repairing and replacing the damaged pipe is a significant job. In addition to the amount of time it will take to fix the pipe, CSU says a national shortage of asphalt is adding to the delay.
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Colorado Springs Utilities crews continue work to fix a water main break beneath Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs on July 14, 2021. All eastbound and westbound lanes from Chestnut Street to Rusina Road are closed and expected to be for serval more days after the rupture happened on Tuesday. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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All eastbound and westbound lanes from Chestnut Street to Rusina Road are closed and expected to be for serval more days resulting in a water main break underneath Garden of the Gods Road that ruptured on Tuesday. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)