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Wilkinson Boulevard reopens following water main break

Site of water main break.
Site of water main break.

A water main break shut down a west Charlotte road Wednesday night into Thursday.

The water main break closed Wilkinson Boulevard at Remount Road around 6:45 p.m. The break happened in the middle of the inbound lanes on Wilkinson Boulevard.

Around 3 a.m. Thursday morning, Charlotte Water said they fixed the break, but the inbound lanes would remain closed through rush hour for repaving. The road reopened around 5:45 a.m.

This story was originally published July 20, 2017 at 6:21 AM with the headline "Wilkinson Boulevard reopens following water main break."

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