I-35 closes near downtown after water main break causes flooding

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By Taylor Pettaway, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News

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  • Part of I-35 is closed after a water main break caused flooding.

    Part of I-35 is closed after a water main break caused flooding.

    Photo: Ken Branca

Photo: Ken Branca

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Part of I-35 is closed after a water main break caused flooding.

Part of I-35 is closed after a water main break caused flooding.

Photo: Ken Branca

Part of Interstate 35 is closed for morning commuters after a water main break flooded the highway early Wednesday morning.

Around 12 a.m., officials were called to I-35 near S. Alamo Street for a break that flooded the lower level of the highway.

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One vehicle was submerged in the floodwaters.

Texas Department of Transportation shut down the highway for the rest of the night as San Antonio Water System crews worked. TxDOT opened the southbound lanes of I-35 around 7:30 a.m., but said the northbound lane will be closed for several more hours.

Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news reporter and general assignment writer. Read her on our breaking news site, MySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com | taylor.pettaway@express-news.net | @TaylorPettaway