Repeated water main failures along Allen Road have public facilities director Carlos Jimenez urging the Haines Borough to make replacing the main a top priority.

The main experienced another major failure March 17, causing water to bubble out of the ground near the intersection of Comstock and Allen roads. Public works removed a five-foot long section of pipe that showed several holes and major pitting in some areas, Jimenez said.

Four area homes experienced decreased…