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Sinkhole turns Coquitlam street into pond, floods condo parkade

A water main break that eroded the asphalt and led to the formation of a gaping sinkhole is being repaired this morning, constricting traffic near Johnson Street and Glen Drive in Coquitlam B.C.

Crews worked overnight to repair the gaping hole in a main road, while commuters warned of lane closure

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Fire crews helped clean up a flood after a water main burst around 8:25 p.m. PT in a Coquitlam neighbourhood. (Shane Mackichan)

A water main break that eroded the asphalt and led to the formation of a gaping sinkhole is being repaired this morning, constricting traffic near Johnson Street and Glen Drive in Coquitlam B.C.

Water poured into a parking garage at about 8:30 p.m. PT under one building as the hole turned into a small lake, forcing crews to work overnight Tuesday to repair the damaged street and pump out water.

It's unclear what caused the burst main. City crews worked to clean it up well into the morning, warning commuters the road was down to one lane.

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart came by to survey the scene as the flood was cleaned up.

The parking garage of a condo building was flooded after the watermain break, which caused a sinkhole in the road outside the Coquitlam building. (Shane Mackichan)
The scene last night at Glen and Johnson in Coquitlam where crews worked overnight to clear up a street-wide flood which left a sinkhole. (Shane Mackichan)
Glen Drive turned into small lake after a water main broke on Tuesday night. (Shane Mackichan)

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