Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights still a mess after water main break yesterday #1010wins Subway station closed pic.twitter.com/nD9lCsiPGu
— glenn schuck (@glennschuck) March 3, 2017
MTA workers spent Thursday night scrubbing the Court Street R train platform and checking subway tracks and signals for damage after a 12-inch water main burst on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Regular train service was restored by 8:30 p.m., according to the MTA, but 100 local residents and 25 businesses were without water service overnight while the Department of Environmental Protection made repairs.
Crews are also working hard to clean up and make safe the flooded station mezzanine at Court St. pic.twitter.com/uA3joVWY5W
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) March 3, 2017
Hurricane Sandy repair work to the Montague tube helped the smelly brown water drain faster, according to MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz.
All but three buildings have water service restored as of this morning, according to a DEP spokesperson. There is, however, still a very large hole on Montague Street.
Montague Street, post-water main break pic.twitter.com/J7zTg4V9UV
— Andy Weissman (@aweissman) March 3, 2017
We are ensuring there is no water buildup or damage to equipment like signals and turnstiles at the Court St station pic.twitter.com/Lvb9uWyhOY
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) March 2, 2017
Our track teams continue to inspect the impacted track and other infrastructure, like switches and signals, at the Court St. station. pic.twitter.com/Ex7kPFrNLa
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) March 3, 2017
The break, which occurred outside 158 Montague Street between Clinton and Henry Streets, started flooding infrastructure just before 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Here's a glimpse of the overnight response.
Work continues on Montague St. in Brooklyn Heights where a water main break caused major flooding Thursday. Street remains closed. @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/CKCrnjudwh
— Dray Clark (@DrayClarkABC7) March 3, 2017
DEP crews are still on the scene this morning, completing repairs.
