Expect Commuting Delays: Passaic Avenue Closed

**Update (6:40p.m.) Officials are saying to expect major delays for your morning commute. Passaic Avenue will be closed for repairs.

*Update (4:45p.m.): Residents are reporting water main flow turned off. And residents around Passaic Avenue are reporting a return of water pressure to their houses. Reports of water still off around Ramsey Drive.

Summit Fire Department Battalion Chief Donald Nelson said there were no estimates on how many people were affected by the water main break that was reported around 1:15 p.m. in the area of Passaic Avenue and Harvey Drive.

There were no evacuations of the area.

According to a Summit Police statement:

"Earlier this afternoon, a major water main break occurred on Passaic Ave near Harvey which caused water pressure issues throughout the city. The main has now been shut down and water pressure will begin to build.

At this time, there is no need to boil water according to the NJ American Water Company.

Passaic Ave will be closed from Kent Place Blvd to River Rd until further notice."

Some residents had reported no water in the area, while others continued to have water pressure and use of their faucets.

However, John Krammer from Colt Road said he had no water for the past three hours. "We're used to it," he said. "We didn't have electricity during the hurricane."

The water main at Passaic Avenue and Harvey Drive was shut off at 4:30p.m.

Summit Patch will update you on this situation.