Crews Deal With Major Overnight Water Main Break In Port Chester

PORT CHESTER, NY — A water main break is causing headaches for motorists and leaving dozens of homeowners and business without water service.

The Village of Port Chester said Friday morning that Veolia Water is responding to a "severe" overnight water main break on Irving Ave.

Residents in the area are without water while the utility company is investigating the damage and making repairs.

Irving Ave. and Poningo St. will have significantly reduced access today. Officials ask drivers in the area to have patience when traveling through the area.

According to News 12 Westchester, 70-80 households remain without water as of Friday morning, and two tankers from Banksville and Bedford Hills have been relocated to Port Chester.

Earlier this week, Veolia and Con Edison had been working underneath the MTA overpass along Westchester Ave. due to a water main break that the village said turned out to be very complicated. Drivers had to use alternative routes in the downtown business district.

In the early hours of Dec. 28, there was another water main break along New Broad St. Although village crews tried to divert water, much of the runoff reached Westchester Ave. and flowed through the streets. During that time, drivers were advised to exercise caution when driving downtown as the running water and low temperatures could have caused frozen road conditions. Veolia completed a temporary street repair at the time to resurface the excavation. Officials said the damaged road will not be able to be repaired until later in the year when warmer temperatures will allow for milling and paving.

This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.