Update 9:08am: Pentagon Metro station is closed while crews investigate the source of an apparent water main break. pic.twitter.com/089kQWDOyi
— Arlington Department of Environmental Services (@ArlingtonDES) November 27, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
As if the weather isn’t crummy enough this pre-Turkey Day, the Pentagon Metro has closed due to flooding from a water main break. Blue and Yellow line trains are bypassing the station.
At its highest, there were about 5 inches of standing brown water on the mezzanine level of the Metro station Wednesday morning, said Metro spokesman Dan Stessel.
The cause was a break in a Metro water line, according to the Arlington Department of Environmental Services. Stessel referred to it as a water main and said it was about 12-18 inches in diameter.
Update 9:40am: Crews have determined that the break is in a private @wmata water line. The water flow is now reportedly stopped in the station. Arlington staff will be available to assist with any County feed lines.
— Arlington Department of Environmental Services (@ArlingtonDES) November 27, 2019
Metro offered shuttle buses to get riders around the closed Pentagon station as crews work to pump the water out.
Pentagon Station update: Clean up from this morning’s water main break is well underway. Most water pumped out of the station. Expect reopening by PM rush hour. Free shuttle buses remain in continuous operation between Pentagon & Pentagon City. #wmata pic.twitter.com/LwH6oSm9p9
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) November 27, 2019
The station is expected to reopen for the evening rush hour. Delays are expected to persist throughout the morning.
People shared footage and photos of commuters sloshing through murky water near the fare gates earlier Wednesday morning.
One commuter decided that walking barefoot through the water was the right choice.
ARE YOU SERIOUS RN @wmata ??!? pic.twitter.com/hPxOQifKlW
— 🎄🎁 Cindy Lew Hew 🎁 🎄 (@cacaobunni) November 27, 2019
They really walking barefoot in it I’m sick 🤢🤮 pic.twitter.com/LmvAEC9exZ
— 🎄🎁 Cindy Lew Hew 🎁 🎄 (@cacaobunni) November 27, 2019
This Zamboni-like equipment is what Metro is using to clear the water off the mezzanine level of the Pentagon station. pic.twitter.com/Q2Uo9QIxbL
— Megan Cloherty (@ClohertyWTOP) November 27, 2019
WMATA says there are shuttle buses available to get passengers around the problem.
WTOP’s Megan Cloherty contributed to this report from Arlington, Virginia.
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