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watermain break

Southridge Avenue area to be without water again on January 23

Jan 18, 2023 | 11:32 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — Residents in the Southridge Avenue area will again be without water for a few hours starting January 23, 2023, following a second watermain break.

Nearly 300 properties and Southridge Elementary School will be affected by the repairs. Residents can expect a temporary interruption to water service starting at 7pm on January 23rd, that will last approximately six hours.

The city says that crews will begin excavation at 5 p.m. and work through the night to lessen any stress the water interruption may cause.

The area of the affected properties includes:

  • Eastview Street
  • Grayshell Road
  • Southridge Avenue south of St. Anthony Crescent
  • St. Andrew Court
  • St. Andrew Place
  • St. Anne Crescent
  • St. Dennis Place
  • St. Kevin Place
  • St. Lawrence Avenue west from the 8200 block
  • St. Lawrence Place
  • St. Mark Crescent west of St. Matthew Place
  • St. Mary Crescent
  • St. Mary Place
  • St. Matthew Place
  • St. Patrick Avenue south from the 7600 block
  • St. Thomas Place
  • Vista Ridge Court
  • Vista Ridge Drive
  • Vista Rise Road
  • Vista View Road

There was already an outage in the Southridge area on January 13th.

Residents can prepare for the outage by filling pots and jugs with water for cooking and drinking and filling bathtubs with water for flushing the toilet with a bucket.