Water gushes across Canal Road, lane blocked before Key Bridge

A water main burst on inbound Canal Road in D.C. on Aug. 11, 2015. (WTOP/Megan O'Rourke)
A large water main is being flushed on Canal Road. (WTOP/Megan O’Rourke)
The break is in the left-hand lane of two on Canal Road. (WTOP/Megan O'Rourke)
The work is in the left-hand lane of two on Canal Road. (WTOP/Megan O’Rourke)
Traffic gets around a water main break on Canal Road in D.C. (WTOP/Megan O'Rourke)
Traffic gets around it on Canal Road in D.C. (WTOP/Megan O’Rourke)
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A water main burst on inbound Canal Road in D.C. on Aug. 11, 2015. (WTOP/Megan O'Rourke)
The break is in the left-hand lane of two on Canal Road. (WTOP/Megan O'Rourke)
Traffic gets around a water main break on Canal Road in D.C. (WTOP/Megan O'Rourke)

WASHINGTON — Water is gushing along inbound Canal Road/M Street in Georgetown, but it is not a water main break, according to D.C. Water.

A 30-inch water main is being drained so the utility can do valve work, says Pamela Mooring, spokeswoman for D.C. Water.

The work has blocked the left of two right turn lanes that lead onto the outbound Key Bridge  from inbound Canal Road/M Street.

The work was scheduled, but Mooring is not certain that it will be wrapped up by the afternoon drive.

Follow @WTOPTraffic for updates.

 

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