Section of road in Rigaud collapses after heavy rainfall

Part of de la Baie Road in Rigaud, west of Montreal, has been closed after the ground beneath the road collapsed.

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Officials say the damage was caused by heavy rainfall Wednesday night.

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The road is closed between montée Wilson and rang Saint-Thomas.

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Workers were on the scene Thursday to repair the damage.

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Officials confirmed the road collapse was not due to flooding.

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Nevertheless, the town is on alert with Mayor Hans Gruenwald Jr. telling Global News in March that very little can be done to stop flood waters if heavy rains fall and a fast snow melt occurs.

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The town also said it has sand bags at the ready to deal with spring floods.

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All of these preparations are in the wake of massive flooding that ravaged southern Quebec last spring, when riverside areas like Rigaud, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Hudson and Île-Bizard were inundated by surging water.