1 water leak becomes 2 as Japay repairs aging pipes beneath Calle 64

1 water leak becomes 2 as Japay repairs aging pipes beneath Calle 64

Merida, Yucatan — Utility workers set out to repair a broken 60-year-old, 36-inch water main under Calle 64 near 59 in the Centro, but quickly found a second pipe that also needed to be sealed. The second leak was coming from a 4-inch pipe that was exposed by Japay, the water utility, when the street…

Water will be shut off for 120,000 customers overnight

Merida, Yucatan — Repairs to a water main leak will affect more houses than initially thought. A complicated leak repair, overdue since 1998, will shut off water for more than 120,000 households and businesses overnight in more than 50 colonias including the Centro, Garcia Gineres and Itzimna, said Japay, the water utility. Water service will…

Centro water main, broken since 1998, finally getting fixed

Merida, Yucatan — A persistent water leak in a Centro water main is finally being fixed after 21 years. The broken underground pipe supplies water to 42 Sur, San Sebastian, Garcia Gineres and Jesus Carranza. Water service will be lost or reduced in these neighborhoods between Wednesday and Friday. Moreover, traffic will be diverted at…

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