Overview

• Cleveland Water reported Wednesday that the leak location has been identified and crews are managing water flow to maintain service.
• Eastbound traffic remains closed at Lake Avenue and Clifton Boulevard with vehicles detoured onto Lake Avenue and significant rush-hour backups.
• Teams are executing staged valve closures across surrounding neighborhoods to isolate the 36-inch main away from the visible leak.
• Officials say repairs are complicated by the main’s age and its proximity to the Garrett Morgan Treatment Plant, a water tower, and other mains.
• No timeline for completing repairs has been provided nearly a week after the problem was first detected last Thursday.