Politics & Government

York Road Water Main Breaks Again

The new break is a few yards away from a break that was discovered on Wednesday.

A water main on York Road near Beaver Run Lane has

Crews are on site repairing the damage, said Kurt Kocher, a Baltimore City Department of Public Works spokesman.

The city handles water services for Baltimore County.

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Kocher said the break was discovered a few yards away from another break on the same water main discovered early Wednesday morning.

"Probably a combination of heat and heavy paving equipment," Kocher wrote in an email to Patch. "Line is also aging."

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Both northbound lanes on York Road, south of Ashland Road are open to motorists. One southbound lane is closed, causing delays in traffic flow.


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