Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Sinkhole swallows backhoe in downtown Montreal

Roads remains closed as officials wait to find out how much repair work is needed Officials say they likely won’t be able to remove the backhoe that fell into a sinkhole in downtown Montreal until tomorrow at the earliest. The hole opened up at at about 9 a.m. ET at the intersection of Guy and Ste-Catherine streets. It measures about eight metres long, five metres across, and three metres deep. City officials have come up with a plan to remove the vehicle from the hole, and they are waiting for approval for the go-ahead. A spokeswoman for the Ville-Marie borough, Emilie Miskdjian, says removing the machinery is complicated because there is a gas line nearby. There is also a risk of further cave-ins. Miskdjian says the borough has submitted a recovery plan to Quebec’s workplace health and safety authority. Traffic is blocked on Guy Street between René-Lévesque and Maisonneuve boulevards, as well as on Ste-Catherine between St-Mathieu and Guy streets. [More...] Philosophers stone - selected views from the boat http://philosophers-stone.co.uk



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