The Festus Public Library closed this morning, Aug. 3, because of a water main break on West Main Street. The library will remain closed until repairs are completed, officials said.
Festus Main Street also is closed at the work site in front of the library, 400 W. Main St.
Matt Unrein, the Festus public works director, said the city received a call about the water main break at about 5 a.m. Repair work was ongoing at 11 a.m.
“It’s an 8-inch water main and we hope to have it repaired in the next couple of hours,” Unrein said. “We believe it can be fixed by putting a sleeve on it and not shut off anyone’s water, and there is no boil water advisory.”
He said that some customers in the area around the water main break may have low water pressure until the repairs are completed.
“We have had a number of water main breaks in the last couple of weeks,” Unrein said. “Because it’s so dry, the soil contracts and causes the breaks.”