Update
All lanes are open on Route 1 in the area of this morning’s water main break in Falmouth.
@PotomacLocal All lanes just re-opened in the area of Cambridge St/Butler Rd in #StaffordVA!
— Stafford County (@staffordvagov) February 19, 2015
Original post
Utility crews in Stafford County were called this morning to a water main break.
It happened in the area of Route 1 and Butler Road in Falmouth. Officials said the water has been turned off, but they don’t yet know which areas or neighborhoods are impacted by the water main break.
There is ice on the road following the break and that led to traffic backups in the area, as well as on Route 17. The right lane of Route 1 is expected to be closed at least through midday as repairs are made. A portion of Carter Street between Butler Road and Forbes Street is also closed.
The water main broke this while the area was experiencing bitterly cold temperatures. It was 10 degrees at 7:30 a.m. in Falmouth, but it felt like 1 degree below zero with the wind chill factored in, according to the National Weather Service.
