Banks County crews still working to repair water main break

HOMER - Banks County Water Department crews continue working to repair a break in a large main.<br /> <br /> Banks County Public Information Officer Jenni Gailey said the leak in a 12-inch water line on Industrial Park Drive at Banks Crossing was discovered Monday morning.<br /> <br /> Industrial Park Drive is closed to through traffic, Gailey said.<br /> <br /> Traffic is detoured via Georgia Highway 59. <br /> <br /> Around 4 p.m. Gailey provided an update.<br /> <br /> "We received word that it should be within two hours," Gailey said. "It took a while to locate and they had to bring in some concrete."<br /> <br /> Because the tanks didn't run low, no boil water advisory will be required, according to Steve Reece, public utilities director for the county.<br />