Burst drinking water pipe floods Wellington CBD street
Footage captured by 1News shows workers and residents moving their motorbikes and cars out of the discoloured water.
Wellington Water said its team would have to turn water off to all of Johnston St to carry out the repairs.
"We are working as quickly as possible to resolve this and expect water service to be restored this evening, in about six hours."
In a post at 3pm, the organisation said a water tanker had been arranged to supply residents with temporary drinking water.
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"While we are waiting for traffic management set-up and urgent markouts for the repair, Fire and Emergency are assisting with closing the road."
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