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The word on high from DDOT after Wednesday's massive water main break in the 1700 block of Florida Ave. is that the street won't reopen until Saturday evening, weather permitting. DDOT engineers spent today assessing the damage and came up with this time estimate. Work crews have already backfilled the large hole in the roadway, and are now preparing for the complete reconstruction of the road surface from V Street to Champlain Street. The work will also include the repair or replacement of damaged curbs and brick gutters, and sidewalk repairs as necessary.
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i'm glad to hear this—i'd much rather DDOT take the time to fix the road right than do a rush patch job.
The City Paper let the Post have it on their coverage of the water main break, here:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/05/07/wapo-all-wet-on-florida-ave-flood-coverage/
I have a few pictures of the repair work here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33217965@N03/3510362944/
I, for one, am skeptical that they will be able to get those road repairs done by Saturday. The damage caused by all of that water was pretty intense, much like Monkey's trips to the restroom.