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Nebraska Medicine closes building following water main break

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UPDATE: 4:33 PM

Nebraska Medicine closed its Clarkson Doctors Building South after a water main break at 42nd and Farnam Street Monday night.

On Tuesday, it announced that the building will be re-opened the next Monday. Patients who have appointments will be contacted to reschedule.

42nd Street will be closed between Farnam Street and Dewey Avenue for the rest of the month, but access to Clarkson Tower is still available traveling from the south on 42nd Street.

Read the release below:

Clarkson Doctors Building South on the campus of Nebraska Medical Center will be closed Tues., Aug. 8 due to a broken water main near campus. All other areas at Nebraska Medical Center are operational.

Patients with appointments in the building will be contacted directly to reschedule. Nebraska Medical Center’s Emergency Department and inpatient units remain open and fully functional. We are working directly with MUD to repair the leak.

Traffic restrictions may be in place in the 42nd and Farnam St. area.

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