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City of Kamloops completes water main repair

Water main break fixed

Crews have wrapped up repairs to the broken water main on Highland Drive in Valleyview.

The water main break happened Thursday morning (Dec. 3), around 5:45 a.m. near the entrance of the Valleyview Arena. Shortly after, the city asked Juniper residents to limit their water use (running dishwashers, washing machines and taking showers) while crews worked on fixing the problem.

In its latest update Friday morning, the City of Kamloops says repairs finished last night. 

"Work will continue throughout today to return the water system to normal operation and restore the road surface. Traffic delays should be expected," a statement reads.

Steep grades and challenging soil conditions made it difficult to locate the failure, the city adds.  

"We thank the residents of Juniper Ridge for their efforts to conserve water, which assisted greatly," says Greg Wightman, the city's utility services manager, in a news release.



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