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Water main break closed street, cut off water to residents in west Olympia on Sunday

The water main break has closed a section of Division Street Northwest in west Olympia, the city of Olympia announced Sunday afternoon.
The water main break has closed a section of Division Street Northwest in west Olympia, the city of Olympia announced Sunday afternoon. Courtesy

About 40 residents were without water and a section of a city street closed for several hours on Sunday after a water main broke in west Olympia, the city announced.

The broken water main closed Division Street Northwest, between Madison Avenue Northwest and Conger Avenue Northwest, in west Olympia.

Water was restored to affected customers Sunday evening and Division Street reopened about midnight, city officials said.

The southeast corner of Conger Avenue and Division Street will remain closed until further notice.

This story was originally published December 22, 2024 at 1:02 PM.

Rolf Boone
The Olympian
Rolf has worked at The Olympian since August 2005. He covers breaking news, the city of Lacey and business for the paper. Rolf graduated from The Evergreen State College in 1990. Support my work with a digital subscription
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