CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A water main break caused some problems for businesses and residents in Cherokee County.
On Thursday morning, the Woodstock Police Department tweeted that crews were repairing a water main break at Stockwood Drive.
Brown waves of water rushed from a water main that burst along Main Street in Woodstock.
Crews quickly dug down to the cracked 12-inch pipe. Water was out along Highway 92 from the railroad tracks to the east side of Interstate 575 and from Burger King on Main Street to the Cobb County line on Highway 5.
The impact was felt at a number of businesses, from a motel where guests were unable to take showers, to restaurants like McDonald's, where customers were greeted by locked doors.
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"I woke up and tried to take a shower and the water, it was barely drizzling, like I couldn't even feel it," said a guest at the Stay Lodge Motel.
"I was just going to order a McGriddle," said the McDonald's customer.
A dentist said his business, Dental Care of Woodstock, had to cancel appointments Thursday morning because the water was only coming out in a trickle.
“All the surrounding restaurants where I normally get my breakfast, the water was off, so I figured oh no, ours is going to be off too and we rely heavily on the water," Dr. Norman Shaikh said.
The dentist canceled all the morning appointments until the water could be turned back on -- which happened around lunchtime.
Water is back on in the busy area.
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