Two traffic advisories in Portland to tell you about:

• TRAFFIC ALERT: CAPISIC STREET CLOSED: Another water main break near the same area as last month at "the pond," near the intersection of Capisic Street and Riverview Street. (See map below for detailed view of the area.) A dispatcher says crews received the call shortly after 5:30 a.m. and are shutting down the road - a popular shortcut between Stevens and Brighton Avenue - to get the leak under control.

In other words, Capisic Street this morning won't be much of a shortcut.

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• ALSO CLOSED IN PORTLAND TODAY is the inbound traffic side of Read Street (between Canco Road and Ocean Avenue) in Portland from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. while the Portland Water District repairs a defective valve. This goes for tomorrow, too.

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