SYRACUSE, N.Y. -
Water department crews were dispatched minutes ago to a 12 - inch water main break near the intersection of Beech and Fayette streets on the city's East Side.
Water department crews have spent a lot more time this winter digging into frozen ground, shoveling asphalt and sifting through mud to find holes in Syracuse's plumbing as an unusually high number of water main breaks is putting a strain on city resources.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Six hours after police shut West Fayette Street because of a water main break, a Syracuse
water department crew was still hunting beneath the street for the source of the leak.
Not exact matches
The New York State
Department of Transportation has employed 75 excavators, four bulldozers, 20 graders, 17 vacuum trucks with sewer jets, 12
water pumps, 1,441 large dump trucks, 318 large loaders, 15 tree
crew bucket trucks, 79 chippers, 57 traffic signal trucks, and 13
water tankers to assist with worker's efforts, Cuomo said.
We also thank the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, state DOT, state Office of Emergency Management, state
Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany County Sheriff (for drone observations), Warren County Soil and
Water, New York State Police, Warren County Sheriff, Thurman Fire
Department, Johnsburg Fire and EMS, Warrensburg Fire and EMS, Stony Creek Fire and EMS, Garnet Lake Fire
Department, Warren County DOT, Warren County Office of Emergency Services Brian LaFlure and Amy Hirsch, state Forest Ranger Callee Baker, Thurman Resident Teddy Baker and our own Thurman Highway
Department Crew.
Our
water department and DPW
department crews, already taxed, have been out working on couple of emergency digs,» says Ciaravino.