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Water main break a chronic problem at Trenton and John Kronk in SW Detroit

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The bitterly cold weather has caused more water main breaks at the corner of Trenton and John Kronk in southwest Detroit. 

For a business owner here, he says it has been a chronic problem since he bought A-1 Detroit Diesel 3 years ago. 

The break caused a big buildup of ice along the street and over the sidewalk - even freezing shut a door on the business. 

The water flow also caused a big slushy mess that did not freeze but caused major issues for people driving through it, causing their vehicles to get stuck.

Bryan Peckinpaw, a spokesman for The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department says crews were clearing the street of the ice and slush. 

He also says $400 million dollars in capital improvement money will fix this and several other major infrastructure issues in Detroit.