Massive water main break floods road in Scott Township

SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — It was a tough morning for Scott Township neighbors along Blue Jay Road who were awakened to raging rapids outside of their door.

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Kevin Litzinger said, “We got a text from our neighbors and my truck was out here on the street and they said you might want to move it.”

Kevin Litzinger says he immediately thought about his next-door neighbors.

“I looked out the window and saw the massive flood and i just immediately felt bad for my neighbors because this is the third time this has happened to them in the past 5 years,” Litzinger explained.

Litzinger says the breaks continue to happen at the intersection of Blue Jay Road and Meadowlark Lane.

He said, “It’s flooded their basement and caused a lot of problems for them.”

Each time, Litzinger says the water has gushed down the road and into neighbors yards. Along with it - mud and debris.

“Unfortunately, I think everyone else downhill got quite the flood through their yards and maybe in their houses,” he added.

Another neighbor told us it took close to two hours for Pennsylvania American Water to cut the water off.

Channel 11 reached out to company representatives, asking why this keeps happening. A spokesperson said:

“Since 2019, there has only been one other break on Blue Jay. The customers you spoke with may be referring to breaks on Meadowlark. Since 2019, there were four breaks on Meadowlark, so Pennsylvania American Water replaced the main, which went into service in early 2024.”

Crews fixed Tuesday’s break and restored service to 30 customers after 1 p.m. Pennsylvania American Water says it has a contractor working to help the two customers with property damage related to the break.

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