{"id":253016,"date":"2026-07-27T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/253016\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:26:08","slug":"water-main-break-prompts-closure-of-downtown-scranton-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/253016\/","title":{"rendered":"Water main break prompts closure of downtown Scranton buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SCRANTON<\/p>\n<p>A water main break in front of the William J. Nealon Federal Building &amp; U.S. Courthouse on the 200 block of North Washington Avenue Monday morning caused the closure of several downtown buildings, Lackawanna County Communications Director Joseph A. D\u2019Arienzo said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Water floods N Washington Ave. in Scranton on Monday, July...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-WATERLEAK-0728-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Water floods N Washington Ave. in Scranton on Monday, July 27, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pennsylvania American Water employees confer during a water leak on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-WATERLEAK-0728-5.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania American Water employees confer during a water leak on N Washington Ave. in Scranton on Monday, July 27, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pennsylvania American Water employees confer during a water leak on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-WATERLEAK-0728-2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania American Water employees confer during a water leak on N Washington Ave. in Scranton on Monday, July 27, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Water floods N Washington Ave. in Scranton on Monday, July...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-WATERLEAK-0728-3.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Water floods N Washington Ave. in Scranton on Monday, July 27, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Water floods N Washington Ave. in Scranton on Monday, July...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STT-L-WATERLEAK-0728-4.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Water floods N Washington Ave. in Scranton on Monday, July 27, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Water floods N Washington Ave. in Scranton on Monday, July 27, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The county buildings impacted by the water main break include the Gateway Center, 135 Jefferson Ave.; Lackawanna County Courthouse, 200 N. Washington Ave.; Community Corrections Center, 240 Adams Ave.; Brixx Building, 130 N. Washington Ave.; Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Ave.; and PenFed\/Health and Human Services Building, 315 Franklin Ave., D\u2019Arienzo addded.<\/p>\n<p>Scranton City Hall, 340 N. Washington Ave., will also be closed for the rest of the day, according to a post of the City of Scranton Government Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>The Albright Memorial Library and the Lackawanna County Children\u2019s Library closed at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Arienzo noted Pennsylvania American Water is aware of the situation and will start the repair process.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second water main break in Downtown Scranton in the past two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Susan Turcmanovich, external affairs manager for\u00a0Pennsylvania American Water, said Monday morning that more information regarding the break will be released once she receives an update.<\/p>\n<p>Check back for updates.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCRANTON A water main break in front of the William J. 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