Late Monday afternoon, an 80-year-old 16-inch pipe broke and damaged Hoosick Street in the vicinity of 15th Street. Following the break, some motorists had parts of their cars damaged as the street surface gave way, but no one was reported injured. Later that afternoon, police officers were directing traffic at Hoosick and 15th Streets and at Burdett and Peoples Avenues as a result of the break.
For at least the next few days, Hoosick Street will be closed between Burdett Avenue and 10th Street. 15th Street will also be closed between Peoples Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue.
Water service to many dormitories was said to be discontinued temporarily and some local businesses had natural gas service cut off until the pipeline could be stabilized. Later, water service to the dorms was made available again, but at lower pressure as a result of water being diverted to the campus away from the area of the break.
