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Water main break closes traffic on Fifth Avenue

Work to repair the broken pipe was expected to close traffic in both directions for eight hours.
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City crews work to repair a water main break at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Watrous Street on Tuesday morning.

City crews were working to repair a water main break at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Watrous Street on Tuesday.

Traffic was closed in both directions on Fifth Avenue, to allow crews to complete their work. Fifth Avenue was expected to reopen to traffic at roughly 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to information released by the City of Prince George on Tuesday morning.

Traffic in the area was detoured onto Third Avenue, as of Tuesday morning.