Part of downtown Peoria under boil order after water main break - Peoria Journal Star

Part of downtown Peoria under boil order after water main break
JJ Bullock

Update for Thursday, Oct. 5: Part of downtown Peoria under boil order

A chunk of downtown Peoria encompassing Adams Street from Kumpf Boulevard to Fulton Street is under a boil order as of 6:50 a.m. Thursday morning, following a water main break at the intersection of Liberty Street and Adams Street.

The boil order impacts 22 buildings in downtown Peoria. A map of the affected area can be found at the Illinois American Water website.

"Any water used for drinking or cooking should be brought to a rolling boil for five minutes," Illinois American Water said. "Water is OK for bathing, laundry and other common uses."

Residents will receive a notification when the boil order is lifted.

Repairs are expected to take eight to 12 hours.

Water main break snarls traffic in downtown Peoria

A water main break in the center of the intersection at Liberty and Adams streets made quite a mess in downtown Peoria on Wednesday afternoon.

Traffic on Adams Street was almost entirely shut down, save for a few cars that found space to drive through at the direction of a Peoria police officer at the scene. Water gushed from a crack in the road down Liberty Street, pouring off onto sidewalks before settling on Washington Street.

Traffic was closed in all directions at the intersection, and motorists are urged to find an alternative route until the street is reopened.

Illinois American Water said in a release it would make repairs to water main break "as soon as possible."

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