Thousands of gallons of mud-colored water from a water-main break pooled on the lanes of Interstate 5 on Monday morning, creating a nightmare for commuters and travelers getting an early start on Thanksgiving travel.
It took hours for city crews to shut off the water sometime between overnight, with thousands of gallons of water to spew into the streets.
SkyRanger 7 flew over downtown on Monday, recording startling video of the empty northbound freeway, with a pond resting in all lanes of the I-5 beneath the 1st and 2nd avenue bridges.
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The pipe rupture at state Route 163 and Fourth Avenue dumped water for hours triggering a SigAlert for northbound Interstate 5 at Hawthorne Street.
Sky Ranger 7 flew over the scene on Interstate 5 again after 11 a.m., which appeared little changed since it's early morning flight on Monday.