Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Five water main breaks in one day

City crews were all-hands-on-deck Wednesday to fix numerous breaks, says city manager

Crystal Schick/Times-Herald

City crews were busy in Moose Jaw, on March 1, 2017,

after five water mains broke in less than 24-hours.

By Lisa Goudy

Five water mains broke in Moose Jaw between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

City manager Matt Noble told the Times-Herald he expected all breaks to be fixed by the end of day Wednesday, as crews had been out working on repairs all day.

There were two breaks on the east feeder line, including one that happened Tuesday night behind the Town ‘n’ Country Mall. As a result the mall was closed until 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

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