An old water main broke along Grove Street in Westford, Massachusetts causing the road to collapse, parts of homes to be flooded, and neighbors stuck with no way to drive out of the neighborhood.

"The pressure from the water main with thousands of gallons of water rushing beneath the pavement eroded the subbase to the road and caused the road to collapse. All of the material ended up at the bottom of the hill," said Westford Public Works Director Kyle Fox. "Crews right now are working to remove the damaged pavement from the roadway."

Road closed, residents without water

Jeff Harlow and Annette Amaral live next to the main break. They are without water and can't get their vehicle out because of the road damage. They walked down the street to a nearby market to get clean water.

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