Center City shoppers got a rude and wet interruption to their holiday shopping due to a water main break last Saturday afternoon at 16th and Walnut streets.
Water from a broken 12-inch main buckled the asphalt and caused more than a week of repairs that forced traffic to be diverted from Walnut Street during the busiest time of year for many area businesses.
But at 4 p.m. Monday, the Philadelphia Water Department officially declared the street repaired and reopened to traffic.
Sidewalks in the area remained opened during the repairs while traffic was diverted onto nearby streets.
The street opened with a little more than a week left before Christmas. Now if only shoppers can find an open parking meter...
