DEP Biweekly Reports Folder 0049, 2000-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Lexington and Third Avenues; 12 Inch Water Main Break - East 57th Street Between Manhattan Communications received a Early Tuesday afternoon, December 12, 2000, DEP Central Lexington and Third Avenues in report of a street leak in East 57th Street between break in the twelve Manhattan. DEP personnel responded and found water flowing from a The Fire Department, Police inch water main on the north side of East 57th Street. location. The Department and the Mayor's Office of Emergency Management were on Street to traffic; however, Police Department closed one lane on the north side of East 57th for assistance and initiated a the effect on traffic was minimal. The DEP crew called buildings, restaurants and shutdown on the twelve inch water main. Large apartment Lexington and Third commercial consumers on the north side of East 57th Street between section of water main Avenues were affected. DEP personnel initiated repairs on the failed was completed and East 57th and restored water service that afternoon. Roadway restoration Street was opened to normal traffic.

Avenue; Manhattan 12 Inch Water Main Break - West 21st Street and Tenth Department reported a possible water Late Tuesday afternoon, December 12, 2000, the Fire Avenue. DEP responded and main break in the intersection of West 21st Street and Tenth water main in West 21st found a heavy flow of water emanating from a broken 12 inch crew called for assistance and Street. The Fire Department was on location. The DEP Approximately thirty, three initiated a shutdown on the 12 inch main in West 21st Street. Highway, including a school and story buildings between Ninth Avenue and the Westside were closed to traffic; however a monastery, were affected. Two lanes of West 21st Street failed section of the water main delays were minimal. DEP personnel initiated repairs on the was completed and West 21st and restored water service that evening. Roadway restoration Street was opened to normal traffic.

Drive Service Road; Manhattan 12 Inch Water Main Break - East 61st Street and the FDR Office of Emergency Management Early Monday morning, December 18, 2000, the Mayor's FDR Drive Service reported a water main break in the intersection of East 61st Street and the street flooding and roadway Road. DEP personnel responded and found considerable Management was on damage on the service road. The Mayor's Office of Emergency the NYPD shut down a location. Although there was only a coating of water on the FDR icing . The highway was section of the highway to allow DOS to spread salt to prevent The crew called for quickly re-opened and an exit lane established to facilitate traffic flow. the service road assistance and initiated a shutdown on the twelve inch water main in affected. Due to the high between East 60th and East 61st Streets. No consumers were FDR Drive, the water main density of traffic at this location which, affects an exit from the repair contractor. The repair and roadway restoration were assigned to the emergency the roadway. emergency contractor repaired the water main and is in the process of restoring

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