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Water main break closes portion of Lee Highway for hours

Will Vitka | will.vitka@wtop.com

January 31, 2018, 7:30 AM

Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O’Connell)
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A broken water main shut down a stretch of US 29 in Fairfax. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
A broken water main shut down a stretch of US 29 in Fairfax. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O’Connell)
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The water main was confirmed broken around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
The water main was confirmed broken around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O’Connell)
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Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O’Connell)
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Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O’Connell)
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Fairfax Water said the water main would not be repaired before Wednesday's morning rush hour commute. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
Fairfax Water said the water main would not be repaired before Wednesday’s morning rush hour commute. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O’Connell)
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Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax County, Virginia. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O’Connell)
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<p>Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax County, Virginia. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)</p>
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax County, Virginia. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O’Connell)
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Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
A broken water main shut down a stretch of US 29 in Fairfax. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
The water main was confirmed broken around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
Fairfax Water said the water main would not be repaired before Wednesday's morning rush hour commute. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)
<p>Utility crews work on a broken water main in Fairfax County, Virginia. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)</p>
Utility crews work on repairing a broken water main Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. (Â鶹¹ÙÍø/Michael O'Connell)

WASHINGTON — An early morning water main break closed U.S. 29/Lee Highway in Fairfax, Virginia, for hours on Wednesday.

The 12-inch main was confirmed broken around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at U.S. 29 and Blake Lane.

The northbound lanes reopened around 6:30 a.m.; the southbound lanes, at about 1 p.m.

Susan Miller, with Fairfax Water, told Â鶹¹ÙÍø in an email that utility crews are at the scene working to confirm the number of customers who will be without water.

Below is a map of the affected area.

Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Anna Isaacs contributed to this report.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for Â鶹¹ÙÍø.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining Â鶹¹ÙÍø, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

will.vitka@wtop.com

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