Congress St. reopens after water main break

(John Bohn / Globe Staff)

By David Abel and Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff

Congress Street reopened this afternoon after being closed for 16 hours when a 12-inch pipe ruptured near City Hall and spilled tens of thousands of gallons of water.

There were no reports of flooding in nearby basements or buildings, but the road buckled between North and State streets, said Thomas Bagley, deputy director of communications for the Boston Water and Sewer Commission. That block of Congress was closed while crews excavated the street and repaired the main.

"It's more of a traffic headache than anything," Bagley said.

The main broke at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday and flooded the street with water. The cause remains under investigation, Bagley said.

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