Repairs Continuing At Lombard And Gay

Work will continue through the weekend to repair Lombard Street at Gay Street after a water main broke Tuesday morning.

Public works officials decided to install a longer section of pipe - 50 feet - to overcome problems with a leaking clamp Thursday, spokesman Kurt Kocher said.

The installation was expected to be completed by Friday night, and then utilities need to make their own repairs to affected equipment. Then the city Department of Transportation would begin to repair and resurface the roadway.

The construction is continuing to affect traffic at the intersection and to nearby buildings, and the Downtown Partnership recommends that visitors call offices first if they need to conduct business there.

Repairs to a main break in Halethorpe that disrupted train traffic in the Northeast corridor for hours Wednesday are expected to be completed Saturday, Kocher said.