On Thursday, March 16, at approximately at 6:45 pm, a sewage main failure in west Fillmore took place near El Paseo St. / Village Square at C Street. Fillmore Police and Fillmore City Fire were called in a restrict traffic at Ventura and C Street while city crews rerouted the flow of wastewater through other sewer mains and began the process of cleaning of cleaning near manholes and sewer grates in the area. The Ventura County Environmental Health Division was also informed. Inset, sewage spilling out of a manhole covering the area of Los Serenos Dr. and El Paso Street. Crews were originally scheduled to work on the roads from 9am to 3pm, then resume at 9am to 5am, however road closures and restricted lanes on Highway 126 continue as of Wednesday, March 22 (pictured closures between Ventura St and River St, Fillmore). For questions and further information regarding this incident, please contact Troy Spayed, Municipal Services Director/Utilities Engineer at 805-524-3701 ext. 232 or via email at tspyad@fillmoreca.gov. Community Contact; Assistant City Manager Erika Herrera-Terriquez, 805-946-1712, eherrera@fillmoreca.gov. Inset photo credit Angel Esquivel-AEn News.