ORLANDO, Fla. —  A water main that broke in downtown Orlando Monday is fixed, but repairing the road it was under will take some time.

  • Water main breaks in downtown Orlando neighborhood
  • OUC to help impacted residents in area
  • Summerlin Avenue closed indefinitely

Summerlin Avenue near East Concord Street, south of East Colonial Drive, remains shut down because of that water main break.

It's not known what caused the main to break. It's also not known what will be used to build the road.

“Take the water out of the soil, it will make the soil more compact, and the road will be more secure,” said Orlando Utilities Commission spokesman Tim Trudell.

Trudell said after that OUC doesn't know if it will be paved over, or if brick will be laid. Several roads in the historic neighborhood have brick roads. 

The cast iron pipe was around 80 years old, and while it's not known yet if age had anything to do with the break, it's the second pipe in the area to break since August. 

That water main break flooded a portion of Summerlin Avenue between Jackson and South Street. The pipe that ruptured was also 80 years old.  

 OUC says they are considering ways to deal with the aging water line, including ways to prevent breaks.

The massive water main break Monday flooded streets, cars and even part of a home. It left a massive hole in the middle of Summerlin Avenue.

Jay Jackson, whose home is right next to where the break happened, says it’s just part of living in an older area.

“Do you want to deal with the inconvenience of years of infrastructure upgrade, or do you deal with it when it breaks? I’m not sure what’s best,” said Jackson. “Because to fix all of this, you’d have to rip up all these streets, and you’d have to be this way for a year, two years, who knows how long? Look at I-4.”

OUC issued a precautionary boil water advisory for about a dozen homes affected, until test results show it's safe. 

Reporter Deborah Souverain contributed to this report.