Water main break in east Charlotte tangles traffic Tuesday afternoon

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A water main break caused problems Tuesday night in east Charlotte. It happened along North Sharon Amity Road near Central Avenue. Charlotte Water says in order to do repairs, service could be out for six to eight hours.

One man who works at Compare Foods nearby says it’s made his day a little more difficult. Franklin Valley says, “It’s pretty insane to see this. And, there’s a little cart over there, and I got to pick up carts. So, yeah, I kind of washed my shoes a little bit. So that’s not good. Tthat’s not good at all.”

People are being asked to avoid the area if possible until the water main is fixed.