Miami Lakes water main break fixed, road reopens
MIAMI LAKES — A water main break that flooded a Miami Lakes street on Monday, and caused a sinkhole, has been fixed and the road has re-opened.
However, it was a serious case of the Monday blues for one woman.
"I tried to go to work. Now, I missed my work," said Mary, who did not want to give her last name.
Mary was on her way to work when she drove through what she thought was a puddle on NW 67th Avenue, but her car plunged into a hole.
"I'm screaming, I said whoa," said Mary.
Mary was okay, but her car may be totaled/ The break inundated the road with water between Main Street and New Barn Road.
"There was a contractor from Comcast working and he hit a water main and unfortunately that water started flowing really — a lot of flow came through and caused a sinkhole," said councilman Ray Garcia.
"We take matters like these seriously and are working with our business partner to determine the cause of the incident. We will determine appropriate next steps based on the outcome of our investigation," according to a statement from Comcast.
The flooding led to a large portion of the road being closed off, as workers with the county's water and sewerage department came out to stop the water from flooding the area.
"There's never been anything like this in Miami Lakes," said Miami Lakes resident Janelle Mastache.
Officials urging residents in the impacted area to boil their water.
"I was checking the water in my house since I live close by, and my toilet water is basically brown right now," said Mastache.
According to officials, this is the second major issue they've had with the cable contractor in less than a week.
"Comcast hit a gas line on Thursday and we had to shut down this whole area. We talked to the town manager. We're going to reach out to Comcast, we're going to see if we can put a moratorium on all work until we find out exactly why it is that they continue to make these mistakes and cause these issues," said Garcia.
Crews worked through the night to clear the area and repair the line. The street re-opened around 7: 30 a.m. Tuesday.