Traffic & Transit

Water Main Break Shuts Down 9th St. W.: Bradenton Police

A construction-related water main break has traffic backed up along 9th Street W. on Thursday morning, Bradenton police said.

A construction-related water main break has traffic backed up along 9th Street W. on Thursday morning, Bradenton police said.
A construction-related water main break has traffic backed up along 9th Street W. on Thursday morning, Bradenton police said. (Courtesy of Bradenton Police Department)

BRADENTON, FL — A construction-related water main break caused by a contractor Thursday morning has backed up traffic heading north on 9th Street W., Bradenton police wrote in a Facebook post.

The street is closed at 6th Avenue following the water main break.

Drivers should expect delays in the area, police said. Detours are in place.

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The road closure is expected to last throughout the day on Thursday, authorities said.

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