MONTREAL – Water continues to bubble up through holes in the street on the corner of Peel and Ste-Catherine streets, leaving behind a slushy mess.
Johanne Lacasse, spokesperson for the borough of Ville-Marie, told Global News on Saturday that the city was aware of the problem.
According to a city worker, the holes were drilled into the street to decrease water pressure in the pipes.
And although water is pooling up on the street, Lacasse said there was no need to shut off the water in the area.
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“It’s a controlled leak,” explained Lacasse. “There’s no danger of flooding because the water is flowing directly into the city’s sewer system.”
Work on the water main was expected to start on Sunday morning, but was delayed to Monday.
“It’s ridiculous. Everything that’s changed over the summer and this happens. It’s just unacceptable,” said Louie Mercuri, co-owner of Carlos & Pepe’s.
“I want this rectified once and for all. I want a little more transparency in knowing what type of work was done here and what work in addition needs to be done here.”
As Lacasse pointed out, crews typically need one day to dig up the street, one day to fix the water main and a third day to patch the street back up again.
“Peel Street will certainly be closed,” Lacasse warned.
This is the second water main leak on Peel in as many days.
The other happened just north of Sherbrooke Street on Friday.
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The city recently spent months carrying out urgent repairs to the crumbling water infrastructure on Peel Street, leaving merchants fuming.
Lacasse couldn’t say whether the leak stemmed from the recently upgraded system or not, but did say some adjustments could be necessary.
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