(Westville, IN) - A street in Westville was closed this morning because of a water main break.

Ryan Miller of D&M Excavating said Valparaiso Street is closed east of U.S. 421 to allow for the break to be repaired.

He said U.S. 421 will remain open but could be reduced to one lane with flaggers directing northbound and southbound traffic.

Miller said it could take several hours to fix the broken main or longer depending on the amount of time it takes to locate the break underneath the ground. He said there was water bubbling up from the ground but that water could have traveled some distance before emerging from the soil.

“It might not be exactly where it’s coming out of the ground,” he said.