Water Main Break Floods Route 4 Exit In Paramus

A water main break in Paramus on Thursday flooded part of Route 4 and closed a busy exit ramp.

A water main break flooded part of Route 4 in Paramus and closed a busy exit ramp on Thursday, Aug. 17.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

The water main break in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 17, flooded part of westbound Route 4 and closed the busy Paramus Road exit ramp.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

Veolia crew members at work on the water main break at the Paramus Road exit off westbound Route 4 in Paramus.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

Construction crews working near the exit ramp for Paramus Road off the westbound highway accidentally punctured the 16-inch main.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

At the scene in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 17.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

Jerry DeMarco

08/17/2023 2:02 p.m.

Construction crews working near the exit ramp for Paramus Road off the westbound highway accidentally punctured the 16-inch main shortly before noon Aug. 17.

It unleashed a mini flood that filled the exit with nearly a foot of water and closed Route 4's left lane near the median.

A crew from Veolia got to work while Paramus police and a state DOT team did their best to keep traffic moving past the spot.

Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story.

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