GLWA CONTINUES EMERGENCY RESPONSE WORK ON 54-INCH WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT

Contractors mortaring joints inside the pipe as the last interior repair step for the main.

Rebar being placed around the outside of the pipe today in anticipation of the pouring of the concrete encasement around the pipe tomorrow.

GLWA assisting DWSD with cleaning of sewers in the impacted area to remove debris created by the break.

DETROIT – The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) continues its critical role as a part of the broader emergency response to a break on a 54-inch steel water transmission main at Beard and Rowan in Southwest Detroit that occurred in the early morning hours of Monday, February 17, 2025.

Contractors are mortaring joints inside the pipe as the last interior repair step in the main. They have also begun placing rebar around the outside of the pipe in anticipation of the pouring of a concrete encasement which will support it as the site is backfilled with dirt at the completion of the repair.

GLWA will also being assisting the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department with the cleaning of sewers in the impacted area to remove debris created by the break.

The timeline for completion of the repair and testing to clear the main for service is anticipated to run through the end of the week of March 3, 2025.

More updates will be provided as they become available.

Residents impacted by the water main break can call (313) 774-5261 to be connected to emergency resources through the City of Detroit.