A portion of Stittsville Main Street is closed this morning after a watermain break between Abbott Street and Beverly Street.
The roadway is expected to be closed for the day on Tuesday as crews tend to the damage.
Businesses and homes in the area are without water. Roads impacted include Stittsville Main Street, McCann Street, Mulkins Street, Andrew Alexander Court, Warner-Colpitts Lane and Reverie Private.
According to the area Councillor Glen Gower, the break happened around 6 a.m. The pipe that burst is a major artery that runs down the middle of Stittsville Main Street in front of Frederick Banting High School.
City of Ottawa workers were able to stop the water before a sink hole appeared, Gower said, but there is mud and water near the area.
“Today they’ll have to dig into the road to determine where the break occurred and then fix it, so they’ll be working well into this evening,” he said in a message to residents. “When I dropped by (around 9 a.m.) they were waiting for additional crews and equipment to begin the work.”
Ottawa police are at the major intersections around the site to manage traffic. Sidewalks are still accessible through the area.
OC Transpo routes 61, 261 and 263 and being re-routed down Jonathan Pack Street.
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