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Part of Arapahoe Avenue in central Boulder is currently closed because of a large water-main break.
The break occurred about 3:30 this afternoon. Crews have closed Arapahoe between Broadway and 14th Street, just west of Boulder High School. Traffic is being diverted to Canyon Boulevard.
Andrew Barth, a spokesman for Boulder’s Public Works Department, said rush-hour traffic is backing up on both Arapahoe and Broadway because of the closure.
“It is a good-sized main break,” Barth said. “Right now, we’re trying to pinpoint the location.”
Barth said crews don’t have an estimate on when Arapahoe would reopen.
Staff writer John Ingold can be reached at 720-929-0898 or jingold@denverpost.com.
