City of Bruce workers spent all day Thursday repairing a large, cracked water main on Murphree Street that forced water to be cut off to nearly a third of the city most of the day.
The cracked line causing the problems was located at the intersection of Railroad Street and Murphree approximately six feet below the pavement.
Workers had to take extra precaution digging it out because of a gas line running right underneath the old water main.
A large valve, estimated to have been installed around 1940, had to be cut out and the lead pipe reconnected for the repair.
Cheyenne Thomas and Kyle Poynor are shown digging out the large water main on Murphree Street. The repair work continued close to sunset in freezing temperatures.
