{
  "id": "2026-08-22-university-of-pittsburgh-north-bouquet-water-main",
  "slug": "university-of-pittsburgh-north-bouquet-water-main-2026-08-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Pittsburgh",
    "shortName": "Pitt",
    "state": "PA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Pitt E.N.S. / safety.pitt.edu",
    "enrollment": 28000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-22",
    "type": "infrastructure-failure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "North Bouquet closed for a water main break then reopened",
    "headlinePublic": "North Bouquet closed for a water main break then reopened",
    "summary": "Pitt Public Safety [closed North Bouquet between O'Hara and Fifth for a water main break, including the Benedum Hall parking lot](https://www.safety.pitt.edu/alerts/north-bouquet-closure), then [reopened the street the same evening](https://www.safety.pitt.edu/alerts/north-bouquet-closure).",
    "outcome": "North Bouquet reopened to normal traffic at 9:39 p.m. Pgh water was on scene for the close."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-22T14:54:00-04:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "8/22/2026  2:54pm  North Bouquet between O'Hara Street and Fifth Avenue is closed due to a water main break. The parking lot next to Benedum Hall is closed due to this. Please find alternative parking and an alternate route for travel. Pgh water is on scene.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.safety.pitt.edu/alerts/north-bouquet-closure",
      "sourceDescription": "Pitt Public Safety ENS: North Bouquet closure",
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        "Official Pgh water wording preserved.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-03-11-university-of-pittsburgh-tornado-warning-canceled: different type.",
        "Both products live on the same ENS page; sequence 2 is the 9:39pm reopen."
      ],
      "characterCount": 258
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-22T21:39:00-04:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "8/22/2026 9:39pm- North Bouquet between O'Hara Street and 5th Avenue is reopened to normal traffic. ",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.safety.pitt.edu/alerts/north-bouquet-closure",
      "sourceDescription": "Pitt Public Safety ENS: North Bouquet reopen",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent HTML fetch 2026-08-24. sha256 2783c9aadbd02d063ef25896d15dd39496c83b4551098222758dff1d14ee5ff4. Official 9:39pm- with no space before the hyphen, and trailing NBSP, preserved."
      ],
      "characterCount": 100
    }
  ],
  "context": "Pitt posted both products on the [North Bouquet closure ENS page](https://www.safety.pitt.edu/alerts/north-bouquet-closure). The live Rave pitt/channel1 item remains the already-filed March 11 tornado cancel.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "North Bouquet and the Benedum Hall parking lot closed for a water main break.",
    "The street reopened the same evening."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Pitt Public Safety: North Bouquet closure",
      "url": "https://www.safety.pitt.edu/alerts/north-bouquet-closure",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-24",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 429"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "pennsylvania",
    "pitt",
    "infrastructure-failure",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-24",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}