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Another Sewer Line Cave-In Prompts Closure Near Downtown Louisville

By Rick Howlett
Published August 3, 2018 at 3:12 AM EDT

The Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District says there’s been another sewer line cave-in near downtown, this one at Baxter Avenue and East Liberty Street.

East Liberty Street at the site has been reduced to one lane and the intersection with Baxter Avenue is partially closed.

MSD says the site is close to a cave-in that took place in June that was the result of the break of a 30-inch sewer line installed in 1871.

MSD crews continue to repair the cave-in of a sewer line at Broadway and Preston that has limited traffic flow.

This story has been updated.
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Rick Howlett
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
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