Emergency Work May Leave Towson Customers With Low Water Pressure

Wednesday Jun 24th, 2015

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BALTIMORE, MD — Emergency repairs to a broken valve at Fairmount and Pennsylvania avenues in Towson is expected to leave dozens of customers with low water pressure overnight.

Maintenance crews from the Baltimore City Department of Public Works will begin work around 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24. The impact to water service may be noticed in an area bounded by:

  • Fairmount Avenue, from Pennsylvania Avenue south to Hillen Road;
  • Hillen Road southeast to Stevenson Lane;
  • Stevenson Lane north to Brook Road;
  • Then west to Railroad Avenue; and up to Pennsylvania Avenue.

The work is expected to be completed by 6 a.m. Thursday, June 25. Traffic impact, if any, will be minimal.

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