City crews Wednesday morning were responding to a waterline break at West Campus and Stratford roads that will leave at least two Kansas University buildings without water for several hours.

Repairs to the line — which began about 8:30 a.m. — are expected to take five to six hours, a city spokeswoman said. The break has caused water service at Joseph R. Pearson Hall and Carruth O’Leary Hall to be turned off. Eight homes in the area also are without water service.

The repairs also are impacting traffic in the area.