Water main break in Bethlehem disrupts service for hundreds

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – City crews are working to repair a water main break that is affecting hundreds of residents and several nearby businesses.

Bethlehem water and maintenance crews say the break is at 3rd and Hayes streets, near Wind Creek Resort. A Northampton County Emergency Communications supervisor told 69 News it happened just before 5:45 p.m.

Hundreds of residents are dealing with low water pressure, and Lehigh University, Northampton Community College’s Fowler Center and Wind Creek are also affected.

Ed Boscola, Bethlehem’s director of water and sewer, tells 69 News that a 16-inch main broke, and crews are hoping to have the pipe fixed and the leak repaired sometime Monday night. He did not have an estimated time of completion…

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