Due to the collapse of the water pipe bridge in Wakayama City, the water outage that continued for about 60,000 households was the 6th day in 8 days.
The emergency restoration work has come to a close, and if the work goes smoothly as it is, water supply to houses that are out of water will be resumed from midnight on the 8th, and the water outage will be resolved in the entire area in the early morning of the 9th. It is expected to do.
On the 3rd of this month, a part of the aqueduct bridge over the "Kinokawa" in Wakayama City collapsed, and in the northern part of the city, about 60,000 households, which is close to 40% of the city, are still out of water. ..
Wakayama City is carrying out emergency restoration work from the 6th to 24 hours a day by installing a temporary water pipe on the prefectural road bridge that runs parallel to the east side of the water pipe bridge and circling the water supply route.
So far, the installation work of more than 100 water pipes has been almost completed, and the construction is in the final stages, and is scheduled to be completed around the evening of the 8th.
If the work goes smoothly as it is, it is expected that the water supply to the houses that are out of water will be resumed from midnight on the 8th, and the water outage will be resolved in the whole area in the early morning of the 9th.
The city is calling for caution, such as closing all faucets in the kitchen and bathroom before resuming water supply, and refraining from overuse because water pressure will become unstable if usage is concentrated immediately after the start of water supply. ..