Late Friday afternoon, the City of Calgary held a media availability to deliver an update on the status of the 16 Avenue water main break that delivered shocking news.
City officials answered questions Friday and Saturday after it was revealed that 5 new hotspots need to be repaired on a broken water main that's impacting city water supply.
Saturday afternoon, Bouchart said the final 300 metres were drained overnight but the robot still hadn't been sent in to the pipe to assess it.Bouchart also said the city doesn’t have all the pipe on hand that it needs to do the fixes. “As the pipe ages, it’s normal for some of the wires to break without compromising the integrity of the pipe. However it becomes problematic as the number of breaks increases.
“Our team of internal and external engineers have been working hard to determine solutions to this problem. “We are draining it now and checking to see if there are any additional hotspots that will also be needed to be fixed immediately," he said.“We are committed to getting this done as fast as possible while working safely and protecting public health.
“This means that we’ll continue to rely on water from the Glenmore Water Treatment Plant to supply Calgary and surrounding communities until the repairs are complete. 'All hands on deck situation': City of Calgary declares state of local emergency over water main break Vancouver police are warning the public that the man who stabbed a stranger in a downtown coffee shop in January 2022 has been released and will be living in the city again.A lucky lotto player in the Greater Toronto Area is waking up with millions more reasons to smile this morning.One person in custody after armed Manitoulin Island standoff
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