The City of Prince George has finished repairs on two water mains located at the 6th avenue Winnipeg and Victoria intersections.
Following repairs, water service at both locations was fully restored by 2:30 p.m. today (Thursday).
After excavating, city crews found that the cast iron pipes, installed in 1956, at both locations had been fractured, causing the issue.
Workers remain on-site backfilling the excavations.
The sections of 6th Avenue that had been closed to accommodate operations will be reopened by the end of the day (Thursday).
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Due to an eight centimeter snowfall, snow and ice control crews began clearing priority one and priority two routes today (Thursday).
Crews have been plowing Priority roads throughout the City since early this morning following the end of the suspension of snow clearing activities due to yesterday’s extreme cold.
Snow and ice control crews will resume clearing Priority Three residential routes by this weekend.
Water service restored to Southridge residents
Crews with the City of Prince George worked into the night last night to restore water service to more than 300 residences in the Southridge neighborhood after a water main broke on Tuesday morning between St. Anne and St. Lawrence. Water service was restored for all residences and the excavation area was backfilled by 11:00 pm last night.
The location will be repaved in the spring.
6th Avenue water main breaks
Crews are now working at the locations of two mains that burst on 6th Avenue yesterday at the intersections with Winnipeg and Victoria Streets. The City aims to have both mains repaired and the areas backfilled by the end of the day today.
Businesses and residences along Victoria and Winnipeg Streets have retained their water service. Structures along 6th Avenue between Victoria and Brunswick Streets are experiencing a temporary water service disruption as crews work to repair the mains. 6th Avenue also remains closed to traffic between Vancouver and Winnipeg Streets and between Victoria and Brunswick Streets.
The City of Prince George wishes to thank residents for their patience as crews complete these important operations.