Work to fix a critical water main break that triggered water restrictions across the city has been stalled after two workers suffered injuries on the work site Wednesday night, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said during her 8:30 a.m. update Thursday morning.Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said work to repair a critical water main break has been halted following the an incident that saw two workers injured overnight.
The Bearspaw south water main, which is 11 kilometres long and as wide as two metres in parts, suffered a break that left hundreds of homes and businesses in the city's northwest without water.. "I now must ask you to do more on your water conservation to support those that are working to restore our safe water supply," Gondek said Thursday morning.WATCH | Mayor Jyoti Gondek shares "difficult news" with Calgarians on the water main break repairsMayor Jyoti Gondek said that two people were taken to hospital overnight, resulting in an immediate safety stop on site.
Mandatory Stage 4 water restrictions that were implemented when the feeder main first broke are still in place and the city is still under a fire ban that extends to propane and gas fires.A boil water advisory for Bowness was lifted on Monday but some residents in the community were left without water again on Tuesday because of a separate water main break at 85th Street and 46th Avenue northwest.