Traffic is flowing normally on Port Moody's Clarke Road hill again after the water stopped flowing.
The southbound lanes up the hill from St. Johns Street into Coquitlam were closed all day Monday after a water main broke the day before. The pressurized water from the pipe washed gravel onto the road and undermined sections of the pavement. Downhill lanes weren’t affected.
Jeff Moi, Port Moody’s general manager of engineering and operations, said there was no flooding but four houses did lose water. They were set up with a temporary connection until repairs to the water main were completed.
Moi said the cause of the break wasn’t known. He said in addition to fixing the pipe, city crews had to rebuild and repave the sections of roadway damaged by the gushing water.
That work was completed Monday evening and the roadway was entirely reopened for Tuesday morning's commute.
