Third Port Chester water main break in 2 weeks raises concerns over decades-old underground utility records

Okay, so right now we're here on Westchester Avenue in Port Chester where village officials say yet another water main break has happened. So this right here is Westchester Avenue. You can look behind me. There are some cones and some panels on the roadway right here. We believe this is where one of the water main breaks happened. We don't. We believe this is where the second one happened, which we'll tell you about in just a second. The third one has not been revealed. The third location, I should say, has not been revealed. All we know is it happened on Westchester Avenue. But if you know this area, Port Chester, you know this part of Westchester Avenue is frequented with multiple businesses, including the famous Capitol Theater. We're right here in front of La Marqueta as well. There's lots of drivers and pedestrians here during the day. So many neighbors are wondering why so many water main breaks keep happening in this area. in such a short period of time. So now I want you to take a look at this video right here. This is from the two water main breaks that happened last week. So you get an idea of what residents have been dealing with. The latest one happened Monday morning after a Veolia contractor struck an existing water main while excavating the roadway to install a new line. Now, as we mentioned, this is the third main break in the past two weeks here in Port Chester. The village says all incidents appear to be related to inaccuracies in historical Local underground utility maps identifying the locations of existing water mains along Westchester Ave. Officials go on to say the maps may be decades old, possibly predating Veolia's assumption of the local water system. As a result, crews have found pipes in places where records showed there should not be any. So the village is continuing to work with Veolia to make sure these are fixed as soon as possible as well as the maps so they can go forward on the road work and not have any more. Of these water main breaks were in Port Chester, Westchester County. Katerina Bilalis News 12.