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June 16, 2008

In Coventry, water service could be restored by 7 p.m.

COVENTRY -- The Kent County Water Authority expects to restore water service by 7 p.m. to about 30 homes and businesses along Main Street -- including the Coventry Police Department -- that have been without water after a water main broke this morning.

Crews from D’Ambra Construction had been digging and installing a sewer-lateral line under Main Street between Sandy Bottom Road and Station Street when they hit an old hydrant base, connected to about ½-mile stretch of pipe, about 7:30 a.m., according to authorities.

The hydrant is at least 80 years old, said water authority general manager Timothy J. Brown, who said he was surprised it didn’t leak sooner.

Workers from the water authority so far have replaced the pipe, removed the hydrant and replaced it with a valve and a couple of clamps.

-- Journal staff writer Lisa Vernon-Sparks

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