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Water break leads to massive hole, closes 75th Street

KCTV · last updated

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) — It was quite the sight. Water shooting several feet into the air Wednesday morning closed parts of 75th Street.

The call for service came in at 6:20 a.m. July 9 at 75th Street between Switzer and I-35.

Water Geyser, 75th St. Closed(Overland Park City Cam)

There, Merriam and Overland Park police pulled up on the water main break, causing traffic concerns for morning commuters.

Water One arrived to stop the geyser, which they capped at 7:25 a.m.

The street is visibly broken at its surface, where water pushed through from pipes below ground.

Water main break, 75th Street, Overland Park, Kan.(KCTV)

The cause of the break is not immediately known, but 75th Street is closed in both directions until further notice while Water One crews work to repair the break and crumbled asphalt.

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