GOT HURT. AT 634, WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. JUST GETTING WORD OF THIS WATER MAIN BREAK THAT IS CLOSING DOWN A NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA CITY STREET. TAKE A LOOK. SKY FIVE, THE ONLY NEWS HELICOPTER OVER THE SCENE NEAR WILSHIRE AND WESTERN CHASE. WE CAN SEE A POOL THERE ON THE CORNER. WHAT ELSE ARE YOU SEEING FROM THE SCENE? WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WILSHIRE IS SHUT DOWN, SO THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT A LOT OF YOU THAT USE WILSHIRE RIGHT HERE, JUST TO THE EAST OF WESTERN. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE INTERSECTION OF WEST OF WILSHIRE AND ALLEY. YOU CAN SEE WATER COMING UP THROUGH THE ROADS HERE. SO THAT REALLY COMPROMISES THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE ROAD RIGHT THERE. WHENEVER THAT WATER MAIN BREAKS UNDERNEATH THAT THEY DO HAVE WILSHIRE SHUT DOWN. SO YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AROUND THIS. YOU CAN GET AROUND IT THROUGH THE PARKING LOTS HERE. BUT YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO BE CAUSING SOME P
Police shut down part of road in northwest Oklahoma City due to water main break
It’s unknown how long the road will be closed
Updated: 6:43 AM CDT Aug 25, 2025
Police have shut down part of a road in northwest Oklahoma City because of a water main break. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelSky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the air on weekday mornings, showed water pooling on a road near Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. Pilot Chase Rutledge says Wilshire Boulevard has been shut down just east of Western Avenue. Water can be seen coming up through the road. >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Motorists who normally drive in that area will need to find an alternate route. It’s unknown how long the road will be closed.
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Police have shut down part of a road in northwest Oklahoma City because of a water main break.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel
Sky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the air on weekday mornings, showed water pooling on a road near Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue.
Pilot Chase Rutledge says Wilshire Boulevard has been shut down just east of Western Avenue. Water can be seen coming up through the road.
>> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Motorists who normally drive in that area will need to find an alternate route. It’s unknown how long the road will be closed.