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Water Main Breaks Snarl Traffic in Woonsocket & Portsmouth

Portsmouth police closed lanes on West Main Road after a water main broke Thursday afternoon, and Woonsocket is dealing with one on Elm.

WOONSOCKET, RI—Woonsocket police are advising drivers to avoid Elm Street where work crews are repairing a water main break.

Portsmouth police also posted a travel alert about West Main Road, where a water main broke Thursday afternoon. That happened around Union Street and affected travel to the Middletown line.

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