SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio Water System (SAWS) transmission line was hit, causing a stream of water to flow that affected roads and two area schools on Friday, according to a SAWS spokesperson.
At approximately 10 a.m., Transguide cameras in the area of U.S. Highway 90 eastbound showed what appeared to be water pooling on the access road.
Several minutes later, those same cameras showed water covering the road and exit ramp from the highway.
A SAWS official told KSAT, in association with the Texas Department of Transportation, the U.S. Highway 90 eastbound access road will be closed Friday night and overnight into Saturday morning.
Additionally, the official said the U.S. Highway 90 eastbound exit to Hunt Lane and Loop 410 southbound will also be closed.
It is not yet known when repairs will be completed and when the access road and exits will be reopened.
In a Friday morning email to KSAT, a Southwest Independent School District spokesperson said Kriewald Road and Big Country Elementary schools had been “without water for about an hour and a half.”
The spokesperson cited a SAWS water main break as the cause.
“Crews re-routed water to both campuses,” the spokesperson said. “We notified parents of the issue and also when water was restored at 10:45 a.m.”
Shortly after 11:30 a.m., a SAWS spokesperson emailed KSAT saying a non-SAWS contractor hit a 24-inch transmission line.
SAWS confirmed that some schools had been affected, which forced a delay in isolating the line.
As of Friday evening, it is unclear if the Southwest ISD schools regained access to water.
Once repairs are complete, SAWS said it will work to recover the costs of lost water and the contractor’s emergency repairs.
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