Hoover water outage planned for Thursday night

Hoover water outage planned for Thursday night

Updated: 10:20 PM CDT Jun 5, 2025

TIME OUT YOUR DAY FOR WHAT’S TO COME. RIGHT NOW, RESIDENTS IN A PORTION OF HOOVER HAVE NO WATER. THAT’S BECAUSE BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS HAS A PLANNED WATER OUTAGE IN THAT SECTION. WVTM 13 S JARVIS ROBERTSON IS LIVE IN LOCAL IN HOOVER. HOW LONG IS THIS SHUTOFF EXPECTED TO LAST? JARVIS? WELL, GUY, THE SHUT OFF DID START AT 9:00 THIS EVENING. IS EXPECTED TO RUN UNTIL 7:00 TOMORROW MORNING. SO RIGHT NOW WE’RE AT SHADES CREST ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SULFUR SPRINGS ROAD. AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME THOSE CREWS WITH THE BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING OR DOING THE MAINTENANCE. ACCORDING TO THE BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS OFFICIALS, CREWS WILL BE REPLACING TWO VALVES AND A TEN FOOT SECTION OF EIGHT INCH WATER MAIN. SO THIS IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME FOR THEM TO GET DONE. YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF PILES OF DIRT AND GRAVEL HERE. SO ONCE THEY ARE FINISHED WITH THE MAINTENANCE, THEY’RE GOING TO PLUG THAT HOLE BACK UP. WE DO WANT TO GET YOU GUYS TO A MAP TO SHOW YOU ALL THE AREAS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED. AGAIN, I’M AT THE INTERSECTION OF SHADES CREST ROAD NEAR SULFUR SPRINGS. LOOKING AT THE MAP, THE AREAS THAT ARE AFFECTED ARE CHARMING, CHARMING, CROSS LANE, CHESTNUT PARK LANE, CRESTWOOD CIRCLE, CREST WAY, CIRCLE. EXCUSE ME, HEATHER, RIDGE LANE, HIGHLAND CREST PARKWAY, HIGHLAND, MANOR. COURT, OAKLAND. DRIVE, OAKLAND CIRCLE, AND SEVERAL MORE AREAS THAT ARE AFFECTED. SO BACK OUT HERE LIVE THESE CREWS. THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WELL INTO THE NIGHT. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU GUYS THAT THIS IS A VERY TIGHT ROAD. SO IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH SHADES CREEK ROAD, YOU KNOW THAT IT’S VERY IT’S A TWO LANE ROAD AND IT’S WHEN TRAVELING OUT HERE PEOPLE THEY NEED TO BE MINDFUL AND EXCUSE ME THIS IS SHADES CREST ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SULFUR SPRINGS. SO IF YOU DO HAVE TO PASS THROUGH THIS AREA JUST BE MINDFUL. KNOW THAT YOU’RE GOING TO NEED TO SLOW DOWN. THEY DO HAVE SOME OF THEIR TRUCKS OUT HERE THAT DO HAVE SOME CONES OUT. THE YELLOW LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. A LOT OF CARS ARE SLOWING DOWN LIKE THIS ONE THAT JUST PASSED US, BUT WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THOSE SQUATTED PICKUP TRUCKS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH, AND THEY ARE STILL MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SO IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL IN THIS AREA, BE MINDFUL. THE WATER AGAIN WILL BE BACK ON TOMORROW MORNING AT 7:00. REPORTING LIVE IN HOOVER TONIGHT

Hoover water outage planned for Thursday night

Updated: 10:20 PM CDT Jun 5, 2025

Hoover residents need to be aware of a water outage planned for Thursday night, according to the Birmingham Water Works.BWW officials say the outage will allow BWW crews to replace two valves and a 10-foot section of eight-inch water main. The project is part of BWW’s capital infrastructure improvement plan. Work is expected to be completed and water service restored by 7 a.m. Friday, June 6. The outage will impact approximately 370 service connections (water meters). >> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13“We know any water outage is a major inconvenience for our customers, and we will work to complete this project as soon as possible,” said Derrick Murphy, the BWW’s assistant general manager for engineering and maintenance. “This planned outage will allow us to improve our water pipeline network and continue providing high-quality water to our customers.”The affected streets are: Charming Cross Ln. Chestnut Park Ln. Crestway Cir. Heatherhedge Ln. Highland Crest Pkwy. Highland Manor Ct. Oakline Dr. Oakline Cir. Redwood Ln. Ridgewood Dr. Ridgeway Cir. Village Crest Cir. Woodbine Ln. Shades Crest Road – 100-250 block Sulphur Springs Road – 4600 block

HOOVER, Ala. —

Hoover residents need to be aware of a water outage planned for Thursday night, according to the Birmingham Water Works.

BWW officials say the outage will allow BWW crews to replace two valves and a 10-foot section of eight-inch water main. The project is part of BWW’s capital infrastructure improvement plan. Work is expected to be completed and water service restored by 7 a.m. Friday, June 6. The outage will impact approximately 370 service connections (water meters).

>> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13

“We know any water outage is a major inconvenience for our customers, and we will work to complete this project as soon as possible,” said Derrick Murphy, the BWW’s assistant general manager for engineering and maintenance. “This planned outage will allow us to improve our water pipeline network and continue providing high-quality water to our customers.”

The affected streets are:

• Charming Cross Ln.
• Chestnut Park Ln.
• Crestway Cir.
• Heatherhedge Ln.
• Highland Crest Pkwy.
• Highland Manor Ct.
• Oakline Dr.
• Oakline Cir.
• Redwood Ln.
• Ridgewood Dr.
• Ridgeway Cir.
• Village Crest Cir.
• Woodbine Ln.
• Shades Crest Road – 100-250 block
• Sulphur Springs Road – 4600 block