Massive water main break after colliding with hydrant – Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca

On Tuesday, there was a massive water main break on Miller Avenue and 60th Street.

After a vehicle collided with a fire hydrant, the road was closed for emergency repairs on the main waterway.

“We heard a big explosion and we looked out the front window and the streets were flooding and then the road was really crumbling,” said Tate Porter, Autobox Garage Interior Sales Coordinator.

The team of the city is engaged in extracting water and filling the pit of about six feet since the day. They have closed the road and are restoring traffic.

Businesses in the area were told to avoid using heavy water.

“It will definitely affect our through-door traffic, because Millers is closed and 60th is closed, but we’re still open so people can enter through the back entrance, but it’s definitely going to affect our traffic through the door,” Porter said. will slow things down.”

The city of Saskatoon says that after the vehicle collided with a fire hydrant, the road was flooded and caused further problems underground.

Saskatoon Water interim director Pam Hamolin said, “That flood weakened our road surface and subsea conditions and further exposed our water piping, causing further damage to other vehicles passing through the water. “

The city says it could take several days to repair and is asking drivers to avoid the area while crews work to drain water and repair the road.

“People should not drive when they see water flooding the road, there are a lot of dangers and unsafe conditions, so please respect the barriers that keep our residents and our workers safe and that also from injuries and costly Saves. Repairs for the city,” Hamolin said.