Water Damaged Sidewalk Closed
Construction workers at the Port Place Mall yesterday closed parts of Front Street when they broke a city water main that runs through the property.
At the height of the accident yesterday afternoon, Front Street was closed from Promenade to Wharf Street for a few hours as city crews dealt with the problem. Nanaimo Fire Rescue was also on hand as there was some concern a gas line could also have been damaged, it was not.
As of now, it is not known who is responsible for the event which has undermined an area of sidewalk along Front Street and while it is not apparent that amount of flooding could also cause issues with the road bed in that area. Crews will monitor the situation in coming days to make sure there are no other issues.
This is likely a case of the contractor not knowing where the water main was, either because they did not have an accurate 'locate' to work with, or perhaps city works are not exactly certain where all the water lines are. Last year there was an issue across the street when there was some difficulty locating the water main for the new Gabriola Ferry Terminal hydrant.
A resident of First Street in Nanaimo reporting that, for a few hours on Wednesday afternoon,our water was a lovely brown colour!
ReplyDeleteIf it's brown, drink it down.
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