Rainbow Water puts temporary fix on water line broken by construction workers this morning on State Route 76

Construction crews inadvertently broke a water main on State Route 76 this morning at the intersection of Thoroughbred Lane, causing residences and businesses in the local area to be without water service for about three hours.

Dave Seymour, general manager of Rainbow Municipal Water District, said his crews responded to an emergency call about 11:30 this morning and had to do a temporary repair on the pipe.

"The contractor working on 76 accidentally hit a two-inch water line and pulled the pipe out of the roadway; it happened while they were using some sort of a tractor in the excavation work," said Seymour. "We had to shut the water down to do a temporary repair."

Seymour said the permanent repair of the line will be done in roughly two weeks at an appropriate time during the road construction process.

Water customers did lose service for a block of time while workers fixed the problem.

"The water was off for about three hours on all the residential streets off Thoroughbred; it was quite localized," said Seymour.

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(previous story, 11:50 a.m., Mon., April 30, 2012)

TRAFFIC ALERT: Water line breaks in construction zone on State Route 76 at Thoroughbred Lane in Bonsall

Debbie Ramsey

Managing Editor

Residents that live off Thoroughbred Lane in Bonsall have reported that a water main at the intersection of State Route 76 near that housing development has broken due to construction taking place in that area. Traffic in the is severely impacted.

The incident began at approximately 11:25 a.m. this morning.

Watch this site as more details become available.