Watermain break floods area of Brampton

An area of Brampton is closed to commuters after a watermain break flooded the street and froze over amid frigid temperatures in the GTA.

By Patricia D'Cunha

Some residents in Brampton were without water on Thursday morning after a watermain break flooded the street amid frigid temperatures in the GTA.

It happened in the area of Queen Street East and Central Park Drive around 1 a.m.

“Several addresses in the area are without water,” Peel Region said in a statement earlier in the day. “Peel is working to restore water to most addresses this morning, while they work to repair the broken main, at which point water service will be restored to all addresses.”

The westbound lanes of Queen were reduced to one lane at Central Park, while Central Park was closed between Queen and Hanover Road. Police say the area has since reopened to traffic.

It’s not yet known if the watermain has been fixed but Peel Region initially said they were expecting the repairs to take most of the day.

Officials say the watermain was scheduled to be repaired Wednesday night due to a leak but it broke before the repair could be completed.

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