A burst water main caused widespread flooding in a West Hollywood neighborhood early Thursday, prompting road closures and traffic advisories, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department
The water main broke shortly after 3 a.m. near the intersection of Palm Avenue and Harratt Street, the fire department said
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Witnesses reported that floodwaters were already entering underground parking garages in the area
A burst water main caused widespread flooding in a West Hollywood neighborhood early Thursday, prompting road closures and traffic advisories. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 at 6am on <a href="https://todaytrendnews7.com/whats-new-to-streaming-this-week-july-17-2026/” title=”What's new to streaming this week? (July 17, 2026)”>July 16, 2026.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is urging motorists to avoid the area while crews respond. The following streets are closed:
- Sunset Boulevard, eastbound, between Larrabee Street and Sherbourne Drive.
- Holloway Drive, eastbound, between Sunset Boulevard and Westmount Drive.
- Santa Monica Boulevard, eastbound, between San Vicente Boulevard and Hancock Drive.
- Larrabee Street, Palm Avenue and Hancock Avenue, in both directions, between Sunset Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard.
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LADWP tells NBC4 crews are on-site working as safely and quickly as possible to repair a damaged pipe that is part of the utility’s highly pressurized water system, taking necessary precautions to prevent further damage
“We received the report of this incident at 3:55 A.M. and our water crews have been onsite working to carefully and methodically close large diameter valves located underground to turn off the water and assess and repair the damage. Due to the highly pressurized water system, our crews must turn valves slowly and carefully to avoid causing further damage.”
A water main break has prompted street closures in a West Hollywood neighborhood. NewsChopper 4 has images at 6 a.m. on July 16, 2026.
LADWP also stated they are working on the ground with law enforcement, who will be working with traffic control
