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Water main break closes streets near Oakland hospital for hours

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Published  August 8, 2025 11:45am PDT
Oakland
KTVU FOX 2
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Close-up of East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) logo on the side of a utility truck, with clear blue sky in the background, Lafayette, California, September 30, 2024. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

The Brief

    • The ruptured pipe was located in the area of Summit Street and Hawthorne Avenue, just outside Alta Bates Hospital.
    • EBMUD said the repair work was finished by 2 p.m.
    • The hospital never lost water service.

OAKLAND, Calif. - A water main break shut down streets near a hospital in Oakland for several hours Friday, officials said.

The East Bay Municipal Utility District said crews were called to repair a broken pipe at Summit Street and Hawthorne Avenue, just outside Alta Bates Hospital.

What they're saying:

Both Alta Bates and EBMUD said the hospital still had water, and services were not impacted.

EBMUD said the repair required excavation, fixing the broken pipe, and road backfilling, which also involved assistance from PG&E and AT&T. The agency said the repair work was finished around 2 p.m.

The Source: East Bay Municipal Utility District and Alta Bates

Oakland