Road closed after after ‘water leak’ in northwest Calgary

Calgary·Breaking

Calgary police have shut down Bowness Road between 51st Street and Home Road N.W. on Friday afternoon after water began pooling at the intersection of 49th Street.

City police shut down Bowness Road from 51st Street to Home Road N.W.

a hole in a road.
An apparent sinkhole at the intersection of 49th Street and Bowness Road N.W. on Friday afternoon. (Elizabeth Withey/CBC)

Calgary police say they have shut down Bowness Road N.W. between 51st Street and Home Road on Friday afternoon after water began pooling onto the roadway at the intersection of 49th Street.

Traffic is being diverted through a parking lot in the area, according to police, and a three-way stop has been instituted at the affected intersection.

Carol Henke, public information officer for the Calgary Fire Department, told CBC News that crews were called to that location at around 4:15 p.m. for reports of a “water leak.”

More to come….

a police car and fire truck block off the road. there is a pool of water on the road.
Water pools onto Bowness Road N.W. on Friday afternoon. (Submitted by Sam Montasser)

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