Water main rupture temporarily shuts down Marriott Center during Education Week

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Water gushes from a ruptured water main in the northwest side of the Marriott Center parking lot Thursday morning. (Warren Bingham)
A repair crew from BYU estimates a half day to repair the water main. (Elliot Miller)
BYU employees survey damage after a water main burst under the Marriott Center parking lot Thursday morning. (Elliot Miller)

BYU shut down the Marriott Center in the middle of BYU Campus Education Week after a water main burst underneath the northwest side of the Marriott Center’s parking lot.

It’s unknown how long water gushed from cracks in the asphalt, but BYU Police were alerted around 11:10 a.m. and managed to close the water main shortly thereafter.

Education Week classes scheduled in the Marriott Center for Thursday, Aug. 21 were cancelled but repairs were completed later Thursday afternoon so sessions on the final day of Education Week could continue Friday.

 

 

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