Posted on 07/22/25
| News Source: WBAL TV
Cockeysville, MD —July 22, 2025 - : York Road fully reopened Tuesday afternoon, according to the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation.
A water main break on Friday shuttered several businesses and roads throughout the weekend and into Monday, but the road is now fully reopened.
Original story: Several Baltimore County businesses reopened Monday after a section of York Road flooded due to a water main break in Cockeysville.
The pipe is fixed and water is restored, though a detour is still in place around York Road near Schilling Road for at least another day.
"We were just glad that we could detour around and still make it to the Bagel Works," customer Elaine Jocuns said.
Another Bagel Works customer said she's glad the people whom she was with were able to drink water with her "delicious" bagel.
"Four people. All the water we wanted," Jennifer Wilson said.
Bagel Works is one of many businesses that had to send employees home Friday and shutter Saturday due to the major water main break.
"It definitely took us back, and we need to start to rebuild that day that we did lose," Bagel Works Hunt Valley co-owner Samantha Giancola said.
Unfortunately, they're far from alone in losing out.
"We sat here and watched the road bubble up — and basically explode — in front of us," said Trey English, Brooks-Huff Tire & Auto Centers director of operations.
English's family-owned tire and auto center of more than 80 years sits directly in front of the damage. He said water main breaks happen often in the area.
"This all could've been avoided if we had planned and done something about it 15 years ago, but they kept kicking the can down. Now, the can is blowing up in our faces, so to say," English said.
Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation director Lauren Buckler said work to replace aging infrastructure along the York Road corridor has been underway for two decades, but the water line must be installed in phases due to its length and the amount of traffic.
So far, work has been completed from Bosley Avenue in Towson up to Wight Avenue in Hunt Valley. Wight to Shawan Road, which encompasses the area of the break, is the next phase.
"We're just moving forward with the normal steps to move it into construction. So, hopefully, (we'll be) awarded (funds) by the end of this year. Then, we'd be doing construction in the new year," Buckler said.
The goal is to have the road open by Tuesday evening, officials said.