Pipe burst sends water into Big Dig tunnel

By John Guilfoil
GLOBE CORRESPONDENT

A water pipe burst this morning in a ventilation building above a Big Dig tunnel in Boston, sending a shower of water onto the roadway. The southbound Interstate 93 tunnel may have to be closed because of the problem.

State Police spokesman Lieutenant Eric Anderson says cold weather may have contributed to the pipe bursting.

The pipe has been shut off, but two lanes in the tunnel near Exit 20 have been closed and the remainder may be shut down shortly while officials deal with the problem, according to Anderson.

Anderson said traffic may be detoured at exit 20 while engineers work to correct the problem.

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