Water Runs Right Onto The Highway

Ketchum is famous for a plethora of beautiful things but perhaps notorious for one controversial quirk. The spot colloquially known as “The Hole” recently flooded but has been patched and cleared for safety as of Friday, March 1, 2024.
At the south end of Main Street, a misdirected soil pin broke the water main’s line, which resulted in flooding across Highway 75 as well as significantly backed up traffic all the way to Elkhorn Road.
While water was cut to at least one house, and several condominiums saw pooling, no damage has been reported.
The Ketchum Water Department claims it was a relatively simple fix, although the effort required several man-hours of digging and maneuvering underground as fiber optic communication lines lay directly above the leaking pipe. No damage to the communication network has been reported and traffic flows freely on Highway 75.
The question on the lips of community members: How has “The Hole” been allowed to maintain its status for nearly a decade? Ketchum has a slew of civil updates in action to address these and other concerns.
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