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EASTPOINTE — A troubled water main might be replaced in conjunction with a planned road construction project.

At its Aug. 5 meeting, the Eastpointe City Council voted to begin the process of replacing the existing water main under Lexington Avenue between Nine Mile and Stephens roads prior to the planned reconstruction of the road in 2026.

Eastpointe Assistant City Manager Kim Homan said the plan is to install the water main as the replacement of Lexington Avenue between Nine Mile and Semrau Road is done next year, with the next blocks of Lexington to be replaced after that.

The water main, which was constructed in 1954, has been experiencing breaks in the last several months.

“It’s not the oldest in the city, but in the last three months we’ve had five water main b

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