Avoid DeLand intersection after fiber optic cable crew causes water main break, city says

DELAND, Fla. – A DeLand intersection suffered major damage after work by a fiber optic cable crew caused a water main break, according to city officials.

The intersection is State Road 15A and Euclid Avenue, just south of State Road 44. A contractor was boring a hole to lay fiber optic cable, and it bore through a large water main.

The water main break caused a hole in the road that is five feet deep and 20 feet wide.

The city says the contractor was not working for the city in any way.

City of DeLand crews are working, but the main will have to be repaired before the street can be fixed and they do not have a repair time. The city anticipates it will take several days.

A city spokesperson said drivers should avoid the area until repairs are made.