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Water main break affected Milton neighborhoods

Workers are pictured during a massive water main break at GA Tech in June. On Wednesday morning Fulton County crews worked on a water main break in Milton. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Workers are pictured during a massive water main break at GA Tech in June. On Wednesday morning Fulton County crews worked on a water main break in Milton. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
By Adrianne Murchison
Oct 21, 2020

Fulton County crews repaired a water main that broke Wednesday and affected several neighborhoods during early morning hours along Providence Road between Freemanville and Bethany Roads, a Fulton County Jessica Corbitt said.

The break was located in the neighborhood of Summit Hill Elementary but the school wasn’t impacted, Milton Communications Director Greg Botelho said. However, three to four subdivisions were without water service for hours, he said.

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Adrianne Murchison covers local government in north Fulton County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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