FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A roadway was closed for hours while crews worked to fix a broken water main in Fairfax County Thursday night.
According to a tweet posted by the Fairfax County Police Department just after 7:30 p.m., crews are on the scene of a water main break and sinkhole in Annandale.
Pictures of the water main break and sinkhole show water flooding the roadway.
Crews closed Annandale Road between Brice and Poplar streets while they worked to fix the water main break and sinkhole. Crews said they had completed the repair work by 6 a.m. Friday. The road has reopened.
There is no word about what caused the water main break or sinkhole at this time.
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