Maintaining San Antonio’s aging water pipes is an expensive challenge, the San Antonio Water System says. A main installed in 1887 broke beneath Broadway, shutting part of the major road.
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Broadway between Newell Avenue and Roy Smith Street became a repair zone after a pipe failed north of downtown around 4 a.m. on November 4, according to KSAT. Crews closed that stretch to make repairs.
Lilliana Gonzalez, a communications specialist for the San Antonio Water System, said nearby customers continued receiving water despite the break.
“Thankfully nobody is out of water currently. However the road is in bad shape and we need to replace the pipe.”…