Tampa, Fla. (970 WFLA) - A water main break Thursday closed a major road and forced some people from their homes, officials said. Author: 10 Tampa … Tampa Police responded to the water main break around 6 p.m. on Thursday. Images on the Tampa Bay Times article show a portion of 30th Street turned into a river following the main break. The city did not say what caused the break. Tampa Police are telling residents near W. Hillsborough Avenue and N. Rome Avenue to stay indoors due to a huge water main break. It could take until 5 p.m. Thursday, December 31 to complete the work. Aging is a contributing factor, but not the primary one, Baird said. At 5:28 PM today, Busch Gardens Tampa … TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – City crews are working to repair a wastewater main break on West Waters Avenue. Yesterday, Mayor Jane Castor welcomed Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to Tampa today with a fun welcome ceremony at Tampa International Airport. Boil water notice expands into Hillsborough County following Tampa water main break 'It saved my life': COVID-19 patients and doctors praising drug meant to neutralize the virus TAMPA, Fla. — Water main breaks in Tampa have increased in recent years, and city water officials say it's only going to get worse. TAMPA, Fla — A water main break has shut down a busy road in Downtown Tampa, city officials say. The intersection of East Brorein Street and South Ashley Drive between South Tampa and South Parker streets is closed as crews with the Tampa Water Department work to repair a water main break. Hundreds of residents lost water service overnight and a large cleanup effort had to take place after a 12-inch water main broke and created a sinkhole in a South Philadelphia neighborhood. At 5:28 PM today, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay tweeted that the park had to close for the remainder of the day due to a sudden water pressure issue impacting the city. Water Service Outages (Major) A Major outage is defined as affecting more than 20 businesses and/or 50 residences. A large water main break closed part of N. Rome Avenue in Tampa on Thursday. Indeed, a negative test was a big positive for the city Wednesday as the first round of water testing showed no evidence of contamination. The break was discovered Thursday, just west of … Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will be closed tomorrow because of a water main break in Tampa, the park announced on its website tonight. Tampa water main break: Where you can pick up bottled water A boil water notice remains in effect following a large water main break outside a Tampa water treatment facility. City officials say they had about thirty water mains break at once. Last September, it approved a $2.9-billion project to fix its aging water mains. Update #5: Water Main Break Outside of the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility--Precautionary Boil Water Notice Rescinded Effective Immediately Dec 10 2020 City of Tampa Distributes 295,248 Water Bottles to Local Businesses and Organizations The Tampa Water Department said all eastbound lanes of Memorial Highway, between Kelly Road and Dana Shores Drive, will be closed starting at 9 p.m. Monday. Busch Gardens Tampa theme park remained closed Tuesday after a major water-main break in the area resulted in flooded streets, boil-water order. This water boil notice was issued following a water main break that occurred outside of the David L. Tippin water treatment facility near Seminole Heights due to a third-party worker hitting a transmission causing lower water pressure in … TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A boil water notice has been issued for the city of Tampa and parts of Hillsborough County following a water main break at the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility. CLEARWATER, Fla. — Parts of Belcher Road in Clearwater are closed after a water main break on Sunday morning. TAMPA, Fla. -- The City of Tampa continues to struggle to fix dozens of water main breaks caused by cold weather. The break sent hundreds of gallons of water pouring onto N Rome Avenue at W Powhatan Avenue on Thursday afternoon. The break occurs as the city is making strides in improving water infrastructure. TAMPA, Fla. - The city of Tampa says all lanes of North Macdill Avenue, between West Braddock Street and West Dewey Street, are closed while the Tampa WaterDepartment repairs a water main break. At times a section of the water distribution pipeline system is temporarily shut down in order to perform scheduled maintenance or as a … TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The City of Tampa has finished repairs to the damaged water main that prompted a citywide boil water notice earlier this week. Two weeks ago, Mayor Jane Castor announced a $2-million pilot program aimed at making Tampa’s water … The intersection of Waters and North Boulevard is closed and will be for several hours due to a water main break and downed power lines. TAMPA, Fla. — A stretch of S. MacDill Avenue is closed to traffic as crews work to fix the road following a water main break. TAMPA, Fla. - Early Wednesday morning, city officials were keeping their fingers crossed that all of their water testing results came back negative for bacteria after a massive water main break Monday caused a possible contamination in the city of Tampa. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Tampa Mayor Jane Castor provided an update on the water main break that prompted a citywide boil water notice on Monday. A Boil Water notice has been issued to all city of Tampa residents by the Hillsborough County water resources department and Tampa Water Department. TAMPA, Fla. — Busch Gardens Tampa Bay reopened to guests Thursday after being forced to close by a city of Tampa water main break that prompted a boil-water … Barricades and signs have been put up to assist with traffic flow. The City of Tampa said a … The two-foot-diameter pipe burst on Rome Avenue and sent water gushing into the street for more than two hours, according to Tampa Water. A portion of N. Rome between West Hillsborough Avenue to West Burke Street while the Tampa Water … Philadelphia Water Main Break Causes Sinkhole. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will be closed tomorrow because of a water main break in Tampa, the park announced on its website tonight. TAMPA - Work crews finished making repairs Wednesday morning at the site of a large water main break near the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility. Water Main Breaks in Tampa. According to the Tampa Water Department, … TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Officials from the Tampa Water Department have spent days testing the city’s water supply after that major water main break Monday. A sign of a water hammer break is a pipe that splits open along its length, as both of Tampa's mains did. TAMPA, Fla. - A water main break along Memorial Highway has caused the closure of some lanes while crews repair the line.