Route 1 in Hanover reopened after water main break, local water outages persist - WRIC ABC 8News

Route 1 in Hanover reopened after water main break, local water outages persist | WRIC ABC 8News

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A water main break caused a section of U.S. Route 1 in Hanover to shut down Thursday morning.

Route 1 was closed in both directions near Smithtown Road as crews worked to fix the issue. Hanover County said drivers in the area would need to find an alternate route. Portions of Route 1 were later reopened, but drivers were still asked to avoid the area as crews continued working on the issue.

“Residents in the area of Route 1 between Archie Cannon and Ashland Towne Square will be impacted by the water outage,” Hanover said. “It is undetermined how long the repair will take.”

There was no estimated time of when the road would be reopened.