Water main break floods Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A water main break on the Roosevelt Boulevard which occurred Wednesday night continues to cause major issues for the morning rush in Northeast Philadelphia.

Crews were called around 10 p.m. for a water main break along the Boulevard near Southampton Road.
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Chopper 6 was over the area as cars drove through the gushing water.


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The break forced the southbound lanes of Roosevelt Boulevard to close.

Initially, both the inner and outer lanes were impacted. As of Thursday morning, the outer lanes remained blocked.