Holyoke water main leak causes traffic, business owners worry

A water main pipe leak in Holyoke is raising concerns for residents tonight with the break leading to water issues and a response from crews on the ground. 22 News reporter Lexi White went to the scene to find out what happened and what crews are doing to fix it as well as what residents need to know. She's live in studio with the latest. Ciara, that leak on Homestead Ave in Holyoke is raising concerns tonight especially for business owners in that area who worry about how this could impact their operations. It will affect the business. A water main pipe leak in Holyoke is causing concern for local business owners. Crews spending much of the day working on Homestead Avenue originally to install a new utility pole. During that work they discovered water leaking from a pipe. Hours later crews still working to uncover the source of the leak and determine the problem. The Holy Department is pumping water from the hole out into the road so that they can clear that area figure out what the source of the leak is and fix the problem. While it isn't clear how big of a leak this is local business owners are concerned. Dino's Pizza Restaurant is right next to the scene on Route 202 and the owner says it's made him uneasy. I don't know what's going to happen what people are going to think because people when the people see cops and other stuff like that they don't come to dining so it will affect the dinner today. Around noon Greninder says he noticed water flowing into the parking lot of his restaurant and felt the need to seek answers for himself. I don't think it's a big crack in it light crack because it's a 32 inch pipe feeding whole Holyoke. It was a big crack I'd be flood here by now crazy so thank God for that little hit you know. Officials from Holyoke Water Works say they don't know when the issue will be resolved how long it will take to repair or what exactly is causing this to happen. As for now a representative with the water department says the water will remain on and residents will not lose access. Traffic congestion in the area of Homestead Avenue will increase as crews work. I reached out to the Holyoke Water Works for more details about the water main pipe leak for updates go to www.wlp.com. Working for you Lexi White 22 News.