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U.S. 15 reopens after water main repair

WASHINGTON – All lanes of northbound U.S. 15 in Frederick County reopened Wednesday morning after a water main repair on the roadway.

On Tuesday, the right lane and right shoulder of northbound U.S. 15 were closed to traffic in the vicinity of Motter Avenue in Frederick, Md., because of a water main repair. The lanes reopened early Wednesday morning.

The water main repair did not affect the southbound lanes of U.S. 15.

For more information about the closure, click here.

Editor’s Note: This story has been modified to correctly identify route 15 as a U.S. highway.

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