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Crews make progress on ruptured West Hollywood water main; no completion date yet
LADWP officials say crews made significant progress in fixing a ruptured pipe in West Hollywood.
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials said crews made significant progress overnight to repair a rupture in a 100-year-old water main in West Hollywood that caused a massive sink hole and severe flooding in the area on Thursday.
Repairs included cutting and removing a 25-foot-long section of the broken pipe and putting a replacement in place.
LADWP officials said the pipe will be repressurized, checked for leaks, and tested for regulatory compliance. It will need to be refilled before street paving.
The department doesn't have a specific completion date for the fix.
Sunset Boulevard between Sherbourne Drive and San Vicente Boulevard is still closed to traffic. Nearby streets have limited access, including at Cynthia and San Vicente, for public safety.
A map of road closures provided by LADWP as of July 18.
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Where things stand for local businesses
Dialog Cafe on Holloway Drive said on Instagram on Thursday that the cafe sustained significant damage and didn't know when it can reopen.
And Book Soup reported on social media Saturday that they remained closed. The said they hope to reopen within a few days, noting the "the neighborhood remains inaccessible except to residents."
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