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A construction crew installing a new water line near Marginal Way struck and broke an 8-inch water main Thursday morning, the Portland Water District said.

Businesses on Marginal Way between Chestnut Street and Franklin Arterial are expected to be without water until about 1 p.m., said Michelle Clements, a water district spokeswoman.

“We are actually on scene and have been able to locate the valve, isolate the leak, and the repairs will be made shortly,” Clements said.

Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau....

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