Broken water main floods 101 Freeway in Hollywood

Clean up efforts underway after water main break floods 101 freeway in Hollywood

The 101 Freeway in Hollywood was closed for much of Tuesday morning after a water main break flooded the busy freeway.

LOS ANGELES - A water main break caused severe flooding on the 101 Freeway in Hollywood Tuesday morning.

A water main break was reported around 3 a.m. When authorities arrived at the scene on the 101 Freeway just south of Sunset Boulevard, the California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert for the closure on both sides of the freeway. The SigAlert was in effect through the morning and the early afternoon.

According to LADWP, the 8-inch pipe was installed in 1925, and it appeared its age is to blame for the flood.

Officials with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said an unknown number of customers were impacted. Water was restored by approximately 1 p.m. Tuesday.

An estimated 7,000 miles of aging pipelines can be found throughout the City of Los Angeles.

This past year, 200,000 feet of pipe have been replaced. In 2023, LADWP says they are looking to replace 215,000 feet of piping at about $400 a foot.

"We have 14 leaks per hundred miles of pipes, this is on average per year," said Breonia Lindsey with the LA Dept. of Water and Power.

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