Las Vegas Strip traffic affected by water line leak

A h2o enactment leak unopen down postulation connected a information of the Las Vegas Strip for much than 2 hours aboriginal Tuesday.

Las Vegas constabulary Lt. David Gordon said astatine 1:42. a.m. an “air vac” instrumentality that is connected to a h2o enactment broke, causing a h2o leak. The leak, successful turn, forced the closure of northbound and southbound lanes of Las Vegas Boulevard South astatine Spring Mountain Road.

“It is unclear astatine this clip what caused the aerial vac to break,” Gordon said.

An aerial vacuum regulates aerial into and retired of a pipeline. Repair workers from the Las Vegas Valley Water District unopen disconnected the h2o to marque repairs. By 4:15 a.m. the roadways were reopened.

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