West Hollywood Water Main Repairs Hit Major Milestone as Critical Pressure Testing Begins
- Early Thursday morning, a 110-year-old pipe ruptured at Sunset Boulevard and Holloway Drive, releasing 17 million gallons of water that flooded West Hollywood and created a massive sinkhole.
- LADWP Interim General Manager David Hanson stated the 36-inch trunk line burst unexpectedly, triggering an emergency response as water surged downhill toward Santa Monica Boulevard.
- Local businesses, including the popular Dialog Cafe, sustained severe structural damage from the deluge, forcing indefinite closures while Tadeh Ghazalian grapples with inventory losses.
- Repair crews finished welding a 25-foot replacement pipe early Saturday morning, though authorities cannot guarantee that Sunset will be fully reopened for the Monday morning commute.
- Construction on a 6.4-mile infrastructure project is set for 2031, while officials currently advise residents to file damage claims online at LADWP.com/Claims.
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Work is progressing to change a section of the pipe that was fractured on July 16th; the rupture in the pipe caused the leak of 17 million gallons of water
Crews Continue Making Progress Replacing Broken Water Pipe in West Hollywood
Department of Water and Power crews have made “significant progress” replacing the broken section of a 110-year-old water pipe that sent 17 million gallons of water into the streets of West Hollywood, but a major section of Sunset Boulevard might not be open in time for Monday morning’s commute, officials said Sunday. The new section of pipe arrived Friday morning and was installed Saturday. Workers cut and removed a 25-foot-long piece of ruptur…
LADWP Completes Pipe Installation After Century-Old Water Main Rupture in West Hollywood, but Broader Infrastructure Worries Persist
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) crews have finished installing a new 25-foot section of pipe in West Hollywood following a major rupture of a 110-year-old, 36-inch water transmission main beneath Sunset Boulevard earlier this week. The break, which occurred around July 16, 2026, sent water flooding streets on the Sunset Strip, disrupting traffic, businesses, and residents in the...
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Police are warning that opportunistic criminals may target homes and businesses in West Hollywood after a devastating water main break flooded the city this week.
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