Water main breaks block streets, will not affect buildings

A water main break caused temporary flooding of campus streets Tuesday evening. The break ruptured on Princeton Street causing water to flow from the cracks in the road and down gutters for several blocks down Greene Street.

“A lot of these have been breaking in this area,” said Ralph Cuellar, assistant supervisor to Fort Worth Water Department Field Operations.

A break on Lowden Street held Fort Worth water crews there earlier in the day.

“The pipes are just old and this sort of thing happens when a lot of pressure is put on them,” Cuellar said.
Water service to campus buildings was not affected.

— Alisha Brown