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Water Main Break Shuts Down Street South of SDSU

Sun shines over San Diego State University. Jan. 24, 2017
Nate John
Sun shines over San Diego State University. Jan. 24, 2017

Repair efforts on a broken water main Monday morning shut down a residential street south of San Diego State University's campus in the El Cerrito neighborhood, police said.

Water began gushing from the broken pipe around 5:30 this morning on 54th Street between Collier Avenue and New Mills Road, according to police. It happened in a neighborhood just south of Montezuma Road between Collwood Boulevard and College Avenue.

A SigAlert was issued at 6 a.m. shutting down 54th Street between Collier Avenue and New Mills.

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54th Street between Collier Avenue and New Mills Road is shown in this map, March  26, 2018.
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54th Street between Collier Avenue and New Mills Road is shown in this map, March 26, 2018.

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