Road closed sign. (Photo by Adelle Loiselle.)

Watermain break closes southbound Wellington

By Scott Kitching

April 17, 2019 - 5:51pm

A stretch of the southbound lanes of Wellington Street in downtown London was shut down Wednesday because of a watermain break.

The City of London announced Wednesday morning that the break has forced the closure of the southbound lanes from Queens Avenue to Dundas Street.

SOUTHBOUND LANE CLOSURE: Due to a watermain break, Wellington Street has been closed to southbound traffic from Queens Avenue to Dundas Street. Motorists and cyclists will be diverted to Richmond Street for most of the day.
— City of London (@CityofLdnOnt) April 17, 2019

The watermain break also affected businesses in the area. It also caused officials with the London Public Library to announce the closure of the Central Branch for the day.

* ALERT *
Central Library CLOSED Wednesday, April 17
Central Library is closed for the day due to watermain issues.
All programs are cancelled except for the Wizard of Oz in Wolf Performance Hall.
Please call 519-661-4600 with any questions.#LdnOnt pic.twitter.com/NNbcsEkqIS
— LondonPublicLibrary (@londonlibrary) April 17, 2019

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